Women Reframe American Landscape: Susie Barstow and her Circle - Contemporary Practices

Reframing American Landscape: Women, Land, + Art highlights the achievements of Susie Barstow and her contemporaries, who painted the landscape in the 19th century and challenges how we think about "land" and "landscape" today. It includes a deep look at the 19th-century landscape painter's conversation with artists working today and redefines the history of the Hudson River School. Artists such as Ebony G. Patterson, Mary Mattingly, Tanya Marcuse, Anna Plesset, Wendy Red Star, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Kay WalkingStick, Saya Woolfalk, and Cecilia Vicuña complicate and redefine our understanding of land through art.

Format: Hardback
Length: 128 pages
Publication date: 22 June 2023
Publisher: Hirmer Verlag

Reframing American Landscape: Women, Land, + Art delves into the remarkable achievements of Susie Barstow and her circle, who painted the landscape in the 19th century and place them in conversation with contemporary women-identifying artists who are expanding and challenging our understanding of "land" and "landscape" in our modern era. Through engaging diverse multigenerational perspectives and creative practices, this publication launches an expanded narrative around land and art that firmly positions women in the canon of American landscape art. It offers a deep exploration of the 19th-century landscape painter's conversation with artists working today, marking the first time that Susie Barstow receives a solo exhibition and an in-depth publication. While Barstow was well-known during her lifetime, she was written out of art history, but this book, accompanied by an exhibition of the same name, illuminates the significant accomplishments of the artist, redefining the history of the Hudson River School. Furthermore, this book delves into how artists working today continue to engage landscape through multi-disciplinary artistic practices and diverse critical perspectives, sometimes challenging art and historical narratives. Artists like Ebony G. Patterson, Mary Mattingly, Tanya Marcuse, Anna Plesset, Wendy Red Star, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Kay WalkingStick, Saya Woolfalk, Cecilia Vicuña, and many others complicate and redefine our understanding of land through art.

Weight: 774g
Dimension: 260 x 212 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783777440392