The "writing" of modern life : the etching revival in France, Britain, and the U.S., 1850-1940

Publication Data

• Title The "writing" of modern life : the etching revival in France, Britain, and the U.S., 1850-1940
• Contributors Elizabeth K. Helsinger, David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art
• Publisher Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago
• Publication date 2008
• Publication location Chicago, Ill.
• Language English

Descriptive Notes

Catalogue published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Smart Museum of Art, the University of Chicago, Nov. 18, 2008-Apr. 19, 2009.

Contents

Preface and acknowledgments
The "writing" of modern life / Elizabeth Helsinger
The new language of etching in nineteenth-century England / Martha Tedeschi
Seduced by the etcher's needle : French writers and the graphic arts in nineteenth-century France / Anna Arnar
Interlude : Bracquemond and Buhot / Allison Morehead
Toward a Gothic vision / Peyton Skipwith
Postlude : reflections on some impressions / Erin Nerstad
Checklist of the exhibition.

Topics

• David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art :: Exhibitions
• David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art
• Etching :: 19th century :: Exhibitions
• Etching :: 20th century :: Exhibitions
• 014697279

The "writing" of modern life : the etching revival in France, Britain, and the U.S., 1850-1940. ISBN 9780935573459. Published by Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago in 2008. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.