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Gerdts, William Henry was born on January 18, 1929 in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. Son of William Henry and Suzanne (Zanowick) Gerdts.
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The catalogue of an exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, December 12, 1979 - February 3, 1980 and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, February 28 - April 27, 1980. With 24 color plates and 162 black and white illustrations.
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A Century of American Still-Life Painting, 1813-1913 by William H. Gerdts/The American Federation of Arts. 1966 paperback published by The American Federation of Arts.
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American originals such as Childe Hassam, Mary Cassatt, William Merritt Chase, Julian Alden Weir, John Twachtman, and many others are given a glorious showcase in this full-color collection of the masterworks of American impressionism. The Golden Age of American Impressionism presents both the artists and the movement at their respective peaks, and is released at an opportune time, as the art world's interest in this singular movement is experiencing a reawakening. These luminous paintings are accompanied by in-depth examinations of the artists themselves. The book also discusses the various regional movements within American impressionism-from the rustic towns of Old Lyme, New Hope, and Cos Cob to artist colonies across the Atlantic in Giverny and Grez in France. Written by the leading authority on the movement, this rich history of a gilded time in American art also serves as a catalog of an upcoming exhibit at the Hechscher Museum of American Art in Huntington, Long Island.
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This exquisite little volume will satisfy the ever-growing passion for American Impressionism. The concise text—written by Dr. William H. Gerdts, the preeminent scholar in the field—provides a vivid summary, starting with the roots of American Impressionism and its relationship to French Impressionism. The book then recounts how American Impressionism progressed from an avant-garde aesthetic assaulted by critics to its years of triumph and its diverse manifestations throughout the country. All of the master works are here in full color, from Childe Hassam's sun-drenched gardens to John Twachtman's snow-silenced landscapes, from Edmund Tarbell's coolly elegant ladies in dim, luxurious interiors to Frederick Frieseke's light-dappled nudes. With its wealth of breathtaking illustrations, American Impressionism offers lasting pleasure to anyone beguiled by the loveliness of this incomparable style.
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This reference work covers American still-life painting from the beginning of the 19th century, when it became a well-known medium of expression, to the mid-20th century. Among the artists Gerdts analyzes are those who worked with still life extensively and those who painted them only occasionally, including the Peales, Severin Roesen, Samuel Marsden Brooks, William Michael Harnett, and Georgia O'Keeffe. The effects on this form of such movements as realism, impressionism, tonalism, orphism, and modernism are discussed in detail. The study concludes with 1939, when American art began to be dominated by abstraction.
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historian art historian university professor
Gerdts, William Henry was born on January 18, 1929 in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. Son of William Henry and Suzanne (Zanowick) Gerdts.
Beginning in 1945 he attended Amherst College. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts from Amherst in 1949, Gerdts attended Harvard Law School, but switched to the Department of Fine Arts. There he earned a master"s degree in 1950 and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1966.
Doctor Gerdts is the author of over twenty-five books on American art An expert in American Impressionism, he is also well known for his work on nineteenth-century American still life painting. Gerdts" professional positions have included that of Curator of Art at the Norfolk Museum and resident director of the Moses Myers House in Norfolk.
Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the Newark Museum.
And Gallery Director at the University of Maryland, College Park. In 1971 he joined the faculty of Brooklyn College, and The Graduate Center at City University of New New York He has also taught at the University of Maryland, and has been a visiting professor at Johns Hopkins University, Rutgers University, and Washington University.
Gerdts received a Guggenheim Fellowship and a fellowship from the American Philosophical Society. In 1992 he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters by Amherst College, and in 1996 Syracuse University made him an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts.
In 2008-2009 Gerdts was Distinguished Lecturer and Senior Advisor for American Art at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
Gerdts served as Vice President of the Coe Kerr Gallery in New New York Complementing his career as an academic, he serves on the Art Advisory Council of the International Foundation for Art Research (IFAR).
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(Important study of the American contribution)
(Art books, American Impressionism)
(Americana, Art, American Studies)
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Married Elaine Evans, April 4, 1953 (divorced 1962). 1 child, Jeffrey Evans Dee. Married Abigail Booth, July 23, 1976.