Mabel Dwight: A Catalogue Raisonne of the Lithographs
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (984 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1560986468 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 344 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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"nice book" according to Fargo. This is a nice little book of Mabel Dwight's lithos, it has 8 colorplates and the rest of the book has B&W images on most every page, with usually 2 to a page. It has 181 pages, not the nice book This is a nice little book of Mabel Dwight's lithos, it has 8 colorplates and the rest of the book has B&W images on most every page, with usually 2 to a page. It has 181 pages, not the 3nice book Fargo This is a nice little book of Mabel Dwight's lithos, it has 8 colorplates and the rest of the book has B&W images on most every page, with usually 2 to a page. It has 181 pages, not the 344 pages that amazon has listed in its discription.. nice book Fargo This is a nice little book of Mabel Dwight's lithos, it has 8 colorplates and the rest of the book has B&W images on most every page, with usually 2 to a page. It has 181 pages, not the 344 pages that amazon has listed in its discription.. pages that amazon has listed in its discription.. nice book Fargo This is a nice little book of Mabel Dwight's lithos, it has 8 colorplates and the rest of the book has B&W images on most every page, with usually 2 to a page. It has 181 pages, not the 344 pages that amazon has listed in its discription.. nice book Fargo This is a nice little book of Mabel Dwight's lithos, it has 8 colorplates and the rest of the book has B&W images on most every page, with usually 2 to a page. It has 181 pages, not the 344 pages that amazon has listed in its discription.. pages that amazon has listed in its discription.. Unknown great Bill Griffith Hadn't ever heard of Mabel Dwight until I saw a litho of hers at the Yale Art Gallery. This book gives me a lot more to appreciate.. customer said Five Stars. excellent
Hard cover, 181 pp. Considered a rising star from her first year as a printmaker, Dwight found a context within the American Scene movement, and her friendship with curator Carl Zigrosser brought her into a milieu that included Rockwell Kent and Wanda Gag. Assembling for the first time all 111 of Dwight's editioned Lithographs, this book traces the changes in popular taste and personal vision that enabled her work to fill a growing demand for realistic art based on the experiences of ordinary Americans. Although the Depression curtailed the art market, and bouts of severe asthma slowed Dwight's output, support from the New Deal Federal Art Project facilitated her most productive years. Smithsonian Published date: 1997. Although best known for her benignly satirical depictions of New York City life, she also produced portraits, evocative mood pieces, architectural scenes, and deeply felt responses to the urgent political and social concerns of the day: the Depression, the rise of fascism, and the imminence of war. Bringing together Dwight's descriptions of the genesis of many of her works, her essays on lithography and satire, and complete documentation of each print, th