American Impressionist: Childe Hassam and the Isles of Shoals

American Impressionist: Childe Hassam and the Isles of Shoals
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Yale University Press
Country
United States
Published
7 June 2016
Pages
124
ISBN
9780300217315

American Impressionist: Childe Hassam and the Isles of Shoals

An exploration of the fascinating connections between the Isles of Shoals and the beautiful paintings that Childe Hassam created there

Childe Hassam (1859-1935) was the foremost American impressionist of his generation. Prolific in oil paintings and watercolors, he found his native New England to be a touchstone for his art. Hassam had a fascination with Appledore, the largest island of the Isles of Shoals off the coast of Maine and New Hampshire, and he traveled there almost every summer for thirty years.

This fascinating book traces Hassam’s artistic exploration of Appledore and reveals a complex portrait of the island created over time. John W. Coffey, working with the marine biologist Hal Weeks, revisits Hassam’s painting sites, identifying where, what, and how the artist painted on the island. Kathleen M. Burnside considers the range of the artist’s stylistic responses to the island’s nature. A photo essay by Alexandra de Steiguer reveals Appledore’s enduring beauty.

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