Romantic Spirits: Nineteenth Century Paintings of the South from the Johnson Collection

by Estill Curtis Pennington and Pennington

Book Overview

The late, eminent scholar Clement Eaton once observed that the nineteenth- century romantic spirit, which "subtly permeated the society of the Old South," was borne out most vividly in the region's "arts and social manners." Having had its genesis in European literature and fine art, romanticism found its way into the cultural output of the young Republic, both North and South. The same ideals that imbued the canvases of the Hudson River School also...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0615562655
• ISBN13: 9780615562650
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Hub City Press
• Length: 167 Pages
• Weight: 3.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 10.0" x 12.1"