Show Me America

by Murray,Stuart A P

• ISBN13: 9780765681492
• ISBN10: 0765681498
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-01-31
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

An appealing supplement to the middle school social studies and art curricula, this series introduces readers to the lives and adventures of artists and photographers who set out to explore America and create a fresh, more complete picture of the country through their work. It provides a retelling of American history from the sixteenth through the twentieth centuries through the eyes of the artists who showed the public a new view, and so redefined how we saw ourselves in the world. Each beautifully illustrated book chronicles the artist's early life and traces his or her expeditions with excerpts from sketchbooks, diary entries, letters, newspaper articles, and more. Readers learn what inspired the artist's journey, how he or she worked on the road, how the art or photos were displayed to the public, whether the artist was recognized during his or her lifetime, and how the art influenced or changed the public's understanding of America. --Each book includes approximately 50 full-color illustrations, plus a detailed two-page map spread. --Timelines blend biographical information, advances/influences in art or photography, and pertinent regional and national events. --Sidebars explore techniques, and processes of the artist/photographer; provide brief biographies of the artists, writers, and politicians of the period; and include information on the legacy of the artist/photographer. --Each book includes a glossary, Further Research section with Internet resources, a bibliography, and an index.

Table of Contents

Painter of the Revolutionary War By and About John Trumbull Map

A Natural Genius for Art

The Patriot Colonel

An American Artist

Studio and Prison

Portraying the Revolution's Finest Moments

A World of Revolution and War

An Artist and a Gentleman

Glossary

Time Line

Further Research

Bibliography

Index

Photographer of Our Nation Brady, the Grand Old Man of American Photography Map

At the Camera Still

The Pencil of the Sun

The Art and Science of Photography

Brady's of Broadway

The Best in the World

The Eve of Civil War

A Spirit Said, "Go"

The Eye of History

Glossary

Time Line

Further Research

Bibliography

Index

Painter of Indian Life George Catlin's Creed Map

Exhibit in New York City

The Early Years

Beginning a Life's Work

Painting the West

The Wild West Show

Last Adventures

Glossary

Time Line

Further Research

Bibliography

Index

Photographer of Americans at Work Declaration of Independence Map

The Great Social Peril

Becoming a Photographer

Hine at Ellis Island

The Tragedy of Child Labor

Hine and World War I

Men at Work

Hine and the Great Depression

Glossary

Time Line

Further Research

Bibliography

Index

Photographer of the People In Her Own Words Map

A Photographer's First Observations

In Love with San Francisco

The Great Depression

Photographer of the People

The Troubled War Years-and After

Retrospective

Glossary

Time Line

Further Research

Bibliography

Index

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