Painting Central Park

ISBN: 0865653143

Author: Burden, Amanda

Condition: Used

Central Park is one of the greatest works of art in America and it has inspired many of Americas greatest painters. Among the major figures who have depicted the parks landscapes and activities are Bellows, Chase, Glackens, Hassam, Henri, Hopper, Prendergast, and Sloan, as well as living artists like Christo and Estes. Their work shows early views of the park in construction, its major landmarks, the evolving vistas of the cityscape, and the parks human element-scenes of crowds at play and people in solitary contemplation. Painting Central Park provides a rich and varied visual history of this urban oasis, reflecting much of the American social experience in the quintessential American park.