"During the nineteenth century, Americans celebrated their towns and cities through lithographic landscapes. In Maine, these prints were the work of such leading artists as Fitz Henry Lane and talented, lesser known local artists, such as Cyrus William King. Bringing many of these remarkable works together for the first time, this exhibition commemorates the bicentennial of Maine statehood and Bowdoin College's 225th anniversary. It also provides an opportunity to explore Maine's antebellum art and architecture and the role ...
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"During the nineteenth century, Americans celebrated their towns and cities through lithographic landscapes. In Maine, these prints were the work of such leading artists as Fitz Henry Lane and talented, lesser known local artists, such as Cyrus William King. Bringing many of these remarkable works together for the first time, this exhibition commemorates the bicentennial of Maine statehood and Bowdoin College's 225th anniversary. It also provides an opportunity to explore Maine's antebellum art and architecture and the role that lithography played in promoting the state and its early artistic and economic aspirations"--
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 144 p. Audience: General/trade. LCCN 2020018017 Type of material Book Personal name Shettleworth, Earle G., Jr., 1948-author. Main title Maine's lithographic landscapes: town & city views 1830-1870 / Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. Published/Produced Waltham, Massachusetts: Brandeis University Press, 2020. Projected pub date 2008 Description pages cm ISBN 9781684580255 (cloth) LC classification NE2454. S54 2020 Related names Bowdoin College. Museum of Art, organizer, host institution. Summary "During the nineteenth century, Americans celebrated their towns and cities through lithographic landscapes. In Maine, these prints were the work of such leading artists as Fitz Henry Lane and talented, lesser known local artists, such as Cyrus William King. Bringing many of these remarkable works together for the first time, this exhibition commemorates the bicentennial of Maine statehood and Bowdoin College's 225th anniversary. It also provides an opportunity to explore Maine's antebellum art and architecture and the role that lithography played in promoting the state and its early artistic and economic aspirations"--Provided by publisher. LC Subjects Cities and towns in art--Exhibitions. Lithographs, American--19th century--Exhibitions. Maine--In art--Exhibitions. Notes Includes bibliographical references and index. Dewey class no. 769/.44741074 Geographic area code n-us-me Content type text Media type unmediated Carrier type volume
