BLANCHE LAZZELL: THE LIFE AND WORK OF AN AMERICAN MODERNIST
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (668 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 093705884X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 338 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Moser, Senior Curator, Smithsonian American Art Museum and author of Singular Impressions: The Monotype in America "A fascinating, detailed story of an artist's life perhaps the definitive account of Blanche Lazzell's life and the significance of her career." Anne Price, The Sunday Advocate "A tribute to a singular talent that is as distinctive and multi-faced as her work." Dale Blaine, ForeWord Magazine "With wonderful illustrations and a hel
Among her groundbreaking works were some of the first examples of abstraction in America. Blanche Lazzell went from Maidsville, West Virginia, to the leading edge of twentieth-century American art. Her studies in Paris led her to adopt the techniques of modernism as well as other emerging styles. In Blanche Lazzell: The Life and Work of an American Modernist, nine essays and hundreds of full-color illustrations bring this incredibly talented and influential artist's work to life.. Blanche Lazzell: The Life and Work of an American Modernist is a significant contribution to the history of twentieth-century American art.Know primarily as a Provincetown printmaker, Lazzell’s full life and career are presented here, generously accompanied by color reproductions of her work, showing the breadth of her accomplishment in painting, printmaking, and hooked rugs. She is worth remembering not only for her own work, but also for her role as a translator of the achievements of the European modernists for her colleagues in America. Lazzel
Gary Comoglio said White Line printmaking: an american art to be appreciated. Blanche Lazzell, an American, Provincetown artist, printmaker, and master of the White Line printmaking method. This is a MASSIVE book, almost "White Line printmaking: an american art to be appreciated" according to Gary Comoglio. Blanche Lazzell, an American, Provincetown artist, printmaker, and master of the White Line printmaking method. This is a MASSIVE book, almost 2 inches thick, and it covers the usual artists biography, early years in art, and the developed years. It has many color photos of prints and paintings, and a good explanation about how images were abstracted, and composed, using a cubist or modernist manner. the "art-world" has a lot to thank, as this unique vision in printmaking can claim to be the only original woo. inches thick, and it covers the usual artists biography, early years in art, and the developed years. It has many color photos of prints and paintings, and a good explanation about how images were abstracted, and composed, using a cubist or modernist manner. the "art-world" has a lot to thank, as this unique vision in printmaking can claim to be the only original woo. Stephen H. Borkowski said A Lifetime of artistic pursuit. This is the first extensive examination of the life and work of this American modernist. Until now more widely known as a master of the color woodblock print, this monograph places Lazzell squarely among the first women to bring modern painting to America. Her studies with Albert Gleizes in Paris during the 19"A Lifetime of artistic pursuit" according to Stephen H. Borkowski. This is the first extensive examination of the life and work of this American modernist. Until now more widely known as a master of the color woodblock print, this monograph places Lazzell squarely among the first women to bring modern painting to America. Her studies with Albert Gleizes in Paris during the 1920's were critical to her development and that was reflected in her work in Provincetown, Massachusetts where she settled seasonally after her return. Rich biographical material examines her early life a. 0's were critical to her development and that was reflected in her work in Provincetown, Massachusetts where she settled seasonally after her return. Rich biographical material examines her early life a. Carl E. Johnson Jr. said Much needed book. This is a very nice, lavishly illustrated, large-format art book that is beautifully printed and bound. As for text, the editors have assembled a number of short essays, surrounded with lots of white space, by scholars on various aspects of Lazzell's life and art, and the social and artistic background in which she lived and worked. As far as I know this is the only book solely about Blanche Lazzell, and certainly belongs in any serious art library. West Virginia University Press should be commended for the p