The Mount Desert Island and Acadia region of Maine has been the subject of artists for hundreds of years and many of America's most celebrated painters have been inspired here. From Thomas Cole to Richard Estes, painters have captured the exquisite beauty of the island on canvas. Their work has drawn visitors year after year and helped inspire the
The Mount Desert Island and Acadia region of Maine has been the subject of artists for hundreds of years and many of America's most celebrated painters have been inspired here. From Thomas Cole to Richard Estes, painters have captured the exquisite beauty of the island on canvas. Their work has drawn visitors year after year and helped inspire the
Table of Contents Foreword Art of Acadia: A Centennial Celebration Purpose of book: to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of Acadia National Park through the artists who have found their muse in the greater Mount Desert Island region. 2-4 images Introduction Arriving at Acadia Short personal essay about how the authors came to Acadia 6-8 images Pre(r)amble Acadia: The Lay of the Island Description of the area: location in Maine physical features allure with maps aerial views silhouettes stereoscope views 8-12 images Part 1: 17th-19th Century 1.Earliest depictions and first artists Native Americans DeBry engraving (1627) English Pilot silhouette (1760) F. Graeter hand-colored lithographs (1836) etc. Paintings by Thomas Doughty Alvin Fisher 16-18 images 2.Hudson River School Frederic Church (1826-1900) at MDI (1850- 1865) with his contemporaries and later 19th-century artists: Thomas Cole Fitz Henry Lane William Stanley Haseltine Sanford R. Gifford Jervis McEntee et al. 25 images 3.Late 19th-Century Illustration and Art Guidebooks adventure stories engravings drawings photographs paintings stereoscopic views etc. 25 images Part 2: 20th Century 4.Acadia National Park Carriage trails bridges gardens scenic views (includes the Champlain Society artist-in-residence program etc.) 25 images 5.Carroll Sargent Tyson Impressionist painter 10-12 images 6.20th-Century Artists John Singer Sargent Dwight Blaney Childe Hassam Marguerite Zorach Marsden Hartley John Marin Maurice Freedman et al. plus 2-4 pages on cartographers 40 images 7.Figures of Island Literature Excerpts of poetry and prose with short bios of 10-15 authors 5 images 8.TIPS-The Three Islesford Painters H. B. Warren C. Scott White and C. E. Kinkead 20 images 9. Artists of Great Cranberry Island Postwar generation: Heliker LaHotan Kienbusch Campbell Nelson et al. 20 images Part 3: Acadia Contemporary 1970-2015 10. Artists of Acadia Full range of interpretations of the island 90-120 images Afterword Portrait Gallery Selected bibliography Acknowledgements Index
Table of Contents Foreword Art of Acadia: A Centennial Celebration Purpose of book: to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of Acadia National Park through the artists who have found their muse in the greater Mount Desert Island region. 2-4 images Introduction Arriving at Acadia Short personal essay about how the authors came to Acadia 6-8 images Pre(r)amble Acadia: The Lay of the Island Description of the area: location in Maine physical features allure with maps aerial views silhouettes stereoscope views 8-12 images Part 1: 17th-19th Century 1.Earliest depictions and first artists Native Americans DeBry engraving (1627) English Pilot silhouette (1760) F. Graeter hand-colored lithographs (1836) etc. Paintings by Thomas Doughty Alvin Fisher 16-18 images 2.Hudson River School Frederic Church (1826-1900) at MDI (1850- 1865) with his contemporaries and later 19th-century artists: Thomas Cole Fitz Henry Lane William Stanley Haseltine Sanford R. Gifford Jervis McEntee et al. 25 images 3.Late 19th-Century Illustration and Art Guidebooks adventure stories engravings drawings photographs paintings stereoscopic views etc. 25 images Part 2: 20th Century 4.Acadia National Park Carriage trails bridges gardens scenic views (includes the Champlain Society artist-in-residence program etc.) 25 images 5.Carroll Sargent Tyson Impressionist painter 10-12 images 6.20th-Century Artists John Singer Sargent Dwight Blaney Childe Hassam Marguerite Zorach Marsden Hartley John Marin Maurice Freedman et al. plus 2-4 pages on cartographers 40 images 7.Figures of Island Literature Excerpts of poetry and prose with short bios of 10-15 authors 5 images 8.TIPS-The Three Islesford Painters H. B. Warren C. Scott White and C. E. Kinkead 20 images 9. Artists of Great Cranberry Island Postwar generation: Heliker LaHotan Kienbusch Campbell Nelson et al. 20 images Part 3: Acadia Contemporary 1970-2015 10. Artists of Acadia Full range of interpretations of the island 90-120 images Afterword Portrait Gallery Selected bibliography Acknowledgements Index
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