19th Century Archive
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Rediscovered Inness Inspires a Gallery
Posted on September 2, 2011When art goes missing, the case can monopolize headlines and excite theories and gossip. Was it stolen? Destroyed? Does it have something to do with The Da Vinci Code? Mark D. Mitchell's George Inness in Italy is inspired by the rediscovery of a painting that had the misfortune of becoming “lost” in this rather dull way, having “languished” in storage for years, but was then rediscovered with great interest. -
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Grudging Love for Country in Switzerland and Norway
Posted on August 10, 2011“What are men to rocks and mountains?” Elizabeth Bennett asks her aunt in Pride and Prejudice. Although Lizzy wants to deceive herself after “disappointment” regarding certain men, some artists would […] -
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Women with Good Taste: The Cone Sisters and Matisse
Posted on August 8, 2011When modern artists like Picasso and Matisse first started trying to sell the public on their work, the experience was extremely difficult—everyone knows just how successful Van Gogh was, after […] -
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Invention and Reinvention in the French Renaissance
Posted on July 15, 2011Many early perceptions of French culture saw France as “a secondary player or latecomer” to the Renaissance. Kings, Queens, and Courtiers: Art in Early Renaissance France, edited by Martha Wolff, asserts that French aristocrats and artists formed their artistic identity “by means of selective assimilation” and deserves a place as an originator of the Renaissance. -
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Bookplates, Personalized for the Occasion
Posted on June 20, 2011The printing press was a revolution for the written word. Its creation can be compared to the invention of the internet today. Besides the obvious good that came from being […] -
![Last Thursday during their annual conference, College Art Association (CAA) announced the recipients of their 2011 Awards for Distinction. Among the honorees were three titles published by Yale University Press: […]](http://artbooks.yupnet.org/wp-content/themes/ar2-d57c18d/images/empty_thumbnail.gif "CAA Award Winners!")
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CAA Award Winners!
Posted on February 17, 2011Last Thursday during their annual conference, College Art Association (CAA) announced the recipients of their 2011 Awards for Distinction. Among the honorees were three titles published by Yale University Press: […] -
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Tuesday Studio: Stieglitz, Steichen, Strand
Posted on November 23, 2010Between 1917 and 1937, Alfred Stieglitz took 331 photographs of Georgia O’Keeffe. Along with the thousands of letters the two exchanged throughout their 30-year romance, these photographs occupy a sort […] -
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Tuesday Studio: Looking at Degas and Picasso
Posted on July 27, 2010This summer the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute is presenting the exhibition Picasso Looks at Degas. The Clark’s website is filled with information about each aspect of the show. […]