Gems of Art on Paper : Illustrated American Fiction and Poetry, 1785-1885 / Georgia Brady Barnhill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barnhill, Georgia Brady, 1944- author.

Series:

Studies in print culture and the history of the book.

Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Illustration of books--United States--18th century.

Illustration of books.

American literature--Illustrations.

American literature.

Printing--United States--History--18th century.

Printing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (358 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Amherst, MA : University of Massachusetts Press, [2021]

Summary:

"In the immediate aftermath of the Revolutionary War, only the wealthiest Americans could afford to enjoy illustrated books and prints. But, by the end of the next century, it was commonplace for publishers to load their books with reproductions of fine art and beautiful new commissions from amateur and professional artists. Georgia Brady Barnhill, an expert on the visual culture of this period, explains the costs and risks that publishers faced as they brought about the transition from a sparse visual culture to a rich one. Establishing new practices and investing in new technologies to enhance works of fiction and poetry, bookmakers worked closely with skilled draftsmen, engravers, and printers to reach an increasingly literate and discriminating American middle class. Barnhill argues that while scholars have largely overlooked the efforts of early American illustrators, the works of art that they produced impacted readers' understandings of the texts they encountered, and greatly enriched the nation's cultural life"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Ways and Means for Publishing Illustrated Poetry, 1785-1820

Gems of Art for the Parlor Table

The Rise of the Illustrator: The Predecessors and Contemporaries of F.O.C. Darley

Artists and the Gift Book, 1840-1885.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Barnhill, Georgia Brady Gems of Art on Paper

ISBN:

9781613768969

OCLC:

1302736837