Currents Of Change: Art and Life along the Mississippi River, 1850-1861
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Currents Of Change: Art and Life along the Mississippi River, 1850-1861
By (Author) Jason Busch
Contributions by Christopher Monkhouse
University of Minnesota Press
University of Minnesota Press
1st November 2004
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Social and cultural history
709.7709034
Physical Properties
Paperback
192
Width 229mm, Height 311mm, Spine 15mm
Description
The fully illustrated Currents of Change includes color plates and black-and-white photographs. Monkhouse, Busch, and Janet Whitmore, a freelance art historian, each contribute an essay to the publication. Monkhouse examines the development of America's artistic identity with the Mississippi River through Longfellow's Song of Hiawatha and Evangeline. Busch uses furnishings and portraits by artists like Thomas Sully and Alexander Roux to trace patterns of patronage and decoration along the river. Whitmore explores the Mississippi River landscape, people, and architecture in paintings by artists such as George Caleb Bingham and Henry Lewis.
Author Bio
Jason Busch is assistant curator at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Christopher Monkhouse is curatorial chair at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Distributed for the Minneapolis Institute of Arts
