The Visual Arts in Washington, D. C. : A History Since 1900.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abrams, Brett L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art and society--Washington (D.C.)--History.

Art and society.

Washington (D.C.)--Intellectual life--History.

Washington (D.C.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (319 pages)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2022.

Summary:

"The first comprehensive book about the Washington, D.C., region's art world, this study features humorous and unique stories about the artists and art districts of one of the U.S.'s most visited cities. Among the city's many firsts are the first modern art museum, the first African-American gallery, and the first art fair. It was also witness to the feminist art movement's beginnings, culminating in the National Museum of Women in the Arts opening. Chapters are arranged by decade beginning with 1900, and highlight trends in portraits and landscapes, galleries and museums, nonprofits, cooperatives, art fairs, family stories and the Artomatic experience"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The 1900s: The Society of Washington Artists' Portraits, Landscapes, and Still Lifes

The 1910s: Art as a Family Business

The 1920s: The Corcoran's Successful-to-Failed Expansion

The 1920s Again: The Phillips, Continuity of Art

The 1930s: Little Galleries and Intimate Bookstores

The 1940s: The Cross-Pollinators, Franz Bader and Barnett-Aden

The 1950s: The Workshop Center of the Arts

The 1960s: "The P Street Strip"

The 1970s: The Cooperatives and Entertainment Places in D.C.

The 1980s: The Seventh Street Promise

The 1990s: Two Gallery Clusters and Several Regional Nonprofits

The 2000s: Art-O-Matic and Democratic Art

The 2010s: The Triumph of the Art Fairs

The 2020s: Federal City Art.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Abrams, Brett L. The Visual Arts in Washington, D. C.

ISBN:

9781476645292