American Encounters: Genre Painting and Everyday Life

by Peter John Brownlee

Book Overview

Genre painting flourished in the U.S. during the mid-19th century. These narrative scenes depicting the everyday activities of stock or typed characters captivated American audiences. Delineating distinctly American characters, often through the exploration of racial, regional, or class differences, genre painting, like landscape, was often called upon as a vehicle for expression of cultural nationalism.

Two paintings from the Louvre represent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295992697
• ISBN13: 9780295992693
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher