Description: A fascinating account of how the railway influenced more than a century of art in Europe and America Steam locomotives gripped the imagination when they first appeared in 19th-century Europe and America. Aboard these great machines, passengers traveled at faster speeds than ever before while watching the scenery transform itself and take on new forms. Common notions of time and space were forever changed. Through vivid illustrations and engaging texts, The Railway: Art in the Age of Steam captures both the fear and excitement of early train travel as it probes the artistic response to steam locomotion within its social setting. Featuring paintings, photography, prints, and posters, the book includes numerous masterpieces by 19th- and 20th-century artists, including J. M. W. Turner, Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Charles Sheeler, and Edward Hopper. With its wide variety of themeslandscape painting, the conquest of the West, Impressionism, issues of social class, Modernism, the aesthetics of the machine, and environmental concernsthis work promises an exhilarating journey for both train and art enthusiasts and for anyone interested in one of the industrial ages defining achievements. Published in association with The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, and Walker Art Gallery, National Museums Liverpool
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Signed: No
Book Series: Historical
Ex Libris: No
Personalized: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Original Language: English
Inscribed: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Edition: First Edition
Vintage: Yes
Book Title: Railway : Art in the Age of Steam
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Topic: History / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945), Railroads / History, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, History / General, Subjects & Themes / General
Publication Year: 2008
Item Height: 0.1 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Art, Transportation
Item Weight: 86.6 Oz
Item Length: 1.2 in
Author: Ian Kennedy, Julian Treuherz
Item Width: 1.1 in
Format: Hardcover
