Charles J Connick: America’s Visionary Stained Glass Artist Peter Cormack Yale University Press Αγγλικά Βιβλία Arts Art General

The First Comprehensive Account Of Charles J Connick America’s Most Innovative And Influential Stained Glass Artist Working In Half Twentieth Century When (1875–1945) Began His Career Pittsburgh 1890S Fascination With Newly Invented “Opalescent” Windows Tiffany La Farge Meant That Original Traditions Art Form Were Almost Forgotten Made It Life’s Mission To Reassert Values Medieval Craft Successfully Persuading Twentieth-Century Americans These Could Inspire Powerfully Expressive Modern As Well Thrilling New Imagery This Book Presents Dynamic Trajectory Connick’s Artistic Development Refuting Any Notion A Revivalist Peter Cormack Examines Diverse Cultural Influences Shaped Including Creative Interaction European Friendship Poets Such Robert Frost Richly Illustrated Based On Decades Research Analyzes Work Context Arts Crafts “Modern Gothic” Movements Architecture Applied Showcasing Works Found Throughout Some Spectacular Buildings United States York’s St John Divine Cathedral San Francisco’s Grace Fruitful Collaborations Ralph Adams Cram Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue Maginnis Walsh Other Leading Architects Are Also Documented Detail Σελίδες: 376 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0729 Διαστάσεις: 24 4X24 4Cm