Nocturne : night in American art, 1890-1917 /
A beautifully illustrated look at the vogue for night landscapes amid the social, political, and technological changes of modern America The turn of the 20th century witnessed a surge in the creation and popularity of nocturnes and night landscapes in American art. In this original and thought-provo...
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
[2018]
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English French |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Antivisions. The Redefinition of Vision by Science and Technology
- 1. A Paradoxical Aesthetics
- 2. The Image in Crisis Vision Questioned by Science and Technology
- 3. The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
- 4. Visions of the Mind and Spirit
- Part II. Heart of Darkness The Nocturne as Metaphor for Racial Difference
- 5. Inverted Light The Nocturne in the Age of Imperialism
- 6. Vanishing Indians Nostalgic Reminiscence and Haunting Presence
- 7. A Blueblood Landscape The Nocturne as White Art in Jim Crow America
- Part III. Landscape Reconfigured Urban Nocturnes
- 8. Contrast, Confrontation, and Spectacle The Alterity of Urban Nights
- 9. Shadow Presences The Figure in the Urban Landscape
- 10. The Urban Nocturne and the Redefinition of the American Landscape
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Illustration Credits