Description
Book SynopsisThe first book devoted to the topic,
Montana Modernists presents stunning artwork and illuminates a little-known art movement. Divided into three sections, Corriel’s exploration concentrates on place, teaching/artistic lineage, and community.
Trade Review"This book is singular, a milestone. It illuminates a precinct of western American art history that has been neglected by scholars up until now."—Gordon McConnell, artist, writer, and Montana Governor's Arts Award recipient
"Montana Modernists presents important biographical histories of six Montana artists for the first time in one book, and provides valuable context for understanding how modernism evolved in Montana from the influences of artists like Cezanne to the movements of Dada, cubism, abstract expressionism, and the Bauhaus."—Steven Jackson, former curator of Art and Photography at the Museum of the Rockies
Table of Contents
- PREFACE
- 1. INTRODUCTION
- 2. SECTION ONE: PLACE
- A Sense of Place: Isabelle Johnson and Bill Stockton
- Bill and Isabelle: Working the Land Through Their Art
- Bill Stockton's Portrayal of Place
- 3. SECTION TWO: TEACHING/ARTISTIC LINEAGE
- Growing Artists
- Educational Lineage
- Experiencing Art in the Classroom
- Frances and Jessie: Changing Perceptions
- The Human Gaze
- Making It Personal
- Frances Senska: From Her Roots and Back Again
- Making Precedes Matching
- From Bricks to Ceramic Arts: Archie Bray and Other Characters
- 4. SECTION THREE: COMMUNITY
- Patronage, Art Movements, and the G. I. Bill
- The Democratization of Art
- Community: Strength in Numbers
- Politics and the Politics of Art
- Bob and Gennie
- Robert DeWeese: Responsibility is the Ability to Respond
- Gennie DeWeese: I Paint What I See
- 5. CONCLUSION
- Redefining Western Art in Montana
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
