Description: Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt by Sue Rainey Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description A treasure trove of beautiful and informative illustrations of key areas of the Holy Land during the late nineteenth century by artist John Douglas Woodward. Publisher Description This book is a beautiful and engaging presentation of drawings and letters by John Douglas Woodward, (1846–1924), a prominent American artist/illustrator during the 1870s and 1880s. He was on assignment for New York publisher D. Appleton and Co. to make on-the-spot drawings for illustrations for Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt (1881–1883), which has been called the most important book of illustrations of the region of its time. Some 200 of his compositions appeared in the book as wood engravings, the least expensive mass media of the time, while he contributed the art for 13 steel engravings. Woodward traveled with the somewhat older and better-known artist, Harry Fenn, who was the lead artist for the very successful Picturesque America, published by D. Appleton in parts from 1872–1874. Woodward was the second most prolific contributor to Picturesque America and, like Fenn, also travelled and drew for Picturesque Europe (1878–1879). Woodwards travels for Picturesque Palestine yielded a treasure trove of unique historical art and correspondence. Most drawings for book and magazine illustrations during this period were discarded by the artist after the printing plates were made. But Woodward saved his, providing a visual record, often in full color, of the region, in addition to the black-and-white illustrations in the book. In presenting them alongside his lively, engaging letters, this book will appeal to those interested in the history and art of the Middle East as well as in the appearance of places of importance mentioned in the Holy Bible and the specifics of travel to the region during the 1870s, when there was almost no tourist infrastructure and limited knowledge of other cultures. Although Picturesque Palestine is well-known to scholars and connoisseurs and available in some libraries and on-line, Woodwards drawings and letters recording his trip to Palestine are not. The exquisite drawings, rendered in pencil, watercolor, and gouache, belong to the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia and have been stored since 1941 at Shrine Mont, a conference center in Virginias Shenandoah Valley (founded by the artists nephew). The letters to his wife and mother are in the collection of the Valentine History Museum in Richmond. AUTHOR: Sue Rainey is an esteemed scholar who has focused her research and writing on artists who prepared book and magazine illustrations in the latter half of the nineteenth century, especially John Douglas Woodward and Harry Fenn. Her Creating Picturesque America: Monument to the Natural and Cultural Landscape (Applewood Books, 1994; 2001) was the first study of that landmark 1872-1874 publication and won the 1997 Charles C. Eldredge Prize of the National Museum of American Art (Smithsonian) for Distinguished Scholarship in American Art. In 1997 she and Roger B. Stein curated an exhibit of Woodwards work at the University of Virginias art museum, whose catalog, Shaping the Landscape Image, 1865-1910; John Douglas Woodward (Bayly Art Museum/University of Virginia, 1997) won the Award for an Outstanding Publication of the American Historical Print Collectors Society, as did her Creating a World on Paper: Harry Fenns Career in Art (Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book) (University of Massachusetts Press, 2013). For over thirty years, Rainey has served as volunteer curator of the Woodward collection owned by Shrine Mont, an Episcopal conference center in Orkney Springs, Virginia. 112 colour, 23 b/w illustrations Author Biography Sue Rainey is an esteemed scholar who has focused her research and writing on artists who prepared book and magazine illustrations during the latter half of the nineteenth century, especially John Douglas Woodward and Harry Fenn. Her book, Creating Picturesque America: Monument to the Natural and Cultural Landscape (Applewood Books, 1994 and 2001), was the first study of that landmark 1872-1874 publication and won the 1997 Charles C. Eldredge Prize of the National Museum of American Art (Smithsonian) for Distinguished Scholarship in American Art. In 1997, she and Roger B. Stein curated an exhibit of Woodwards work at the Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia, whose catalog, Shaping the Landscape Image, 1865-1910; John Douglas Woodward (Bayly Art Museum/University of Virginia, 1997) won the Award for an Outstanding Publication of the American Historical Print Collectors Society, as did her Creating a World on Paper: Harry Fenns Career in Art (Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book) (University of Massachusetts Press, 2013). For more than thirty years, Rainey has served as the volunteer curator of the Woodward collection owned by Shrine Mont, an Episcopal conference center in Orkney Springs, Virginia. Details ISBN 1938086538 ISBN-13 9781938086533 Title Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt Author Sue Rainey Format Hardcover Year 2024 Pages 192 Publisher George F. Thompson GE_Item_ID:160004136; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. 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Publisher: Thompson, George F.
Book Title: Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt : Artworks and Letters of John Douglas Woodward, 1878-1879
Publication Year: 2024
Topic: Individual Artists / Monographs, Modern / 19th Century, Essays & Travelogues
Language: English
Genre: Art, Travel, History
Author: Sue Rainey
Item Length: 10 in
Item Width: 9 in
Format: Hardcover
