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Albert Pinkham Ryder
By Broun, Elizabeth & Ryder, Albert Pinkham & Jones, Eleanor Cavanaugh
- ISBN
- 978-0-87474-328-9
- Publisher
- Washington : Published for the National Museum of American Art by the Smithsonian Institution Press, c1989.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on February 15, 1990
The enigmatic and poetic American artist Albert Pinkham Ryder (1847-1917) is best known for the haunting landscapes based on historical and literary themes that he created largely during the 1880s and 1890s. Is it coincidental that two books on this artist have been published within months of each other after decades of relative neglect? In general, the two volumes are very similar in content and scope, with differences largely a matter of emphasis. In his highly detailed biography, Homer scrutinizes Ryder's work from art historical, technical, and conservation points of view, devoting more text th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
