Background
Homer, William Innes was born on November 8, 1929 in Merion, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Austin and Evelyn (Innes) Homer.
(The full range of Thomas Eakins's art - lively sporting s...)
The full range of Thomas Eakins's art - lively sporting scenes, psychologically incisive portraits, dramatic historical tableaux, as well as numerous sculptures and innovative photographs - is explored in revealing detail in this critical biography. This edition adds an appendix discussing discoveries about Eakins's use of photography and a bibliographical addendum. Professor Homer explains Eakins's working methods through telling comparisons between his paintings and the photographs and drawings that were part of his creative process. Drawing on previously undiscovered primary sources, Homer paints a nuanced portrait of the career of this controversial artist, who was too frequently seen as a victim of the establishment. The result is a publication which helps to demythologize Eakins without diminishing his brilliance or importance.
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(The range of Thomas Eakins' (1844-1916) work is dazzling ...)
The range of Thomas Eakins' (1844-1916) work is dazzling - handsome sporting scenes (sculling, swimming, baseball, boxing..), dramatic historical tableaux, psychologically incisive portraits, as well as sculptures and scientifically astute experiments with photography. His influence as both artist and teacher permeates American art history.
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(At the turn of the last century, there was a sense of dis...)
At the turn of the last century, there was a sense of dissatisfaction within both the American and European photographic communities. In 1902, an avant-garde band of photographers, led by Alfred Stieglitz, began to champion their work as art, rather than as a mere form of documentation, in an exhibit at the National Arts Club in New York. They called themselves the Photo-Secession and are considered to be the best and most original photographers of their day. This group included luminaries such as Edward Steichen, F. Holland Day, Frank Eugene, Gertrude Käsebier, Clarence H. White, and Stieglitz himself. Stieglitz and the Photo-Secession, 1902 is the first book to re-create that monumental exhibit, with 100 color plates complemented by text from noted art scholar William Innes Homer. This beautiful book and remarkable tribute to Steiglitz and his contemporaries is a must for all lovers and students of photography. Edited by Catherine Johnson.
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(In tracing Georges Seurat's theory of art and its applica...)
In tracing Georges Seurat's theory of art and its application in his major paintings, Homer has woven every bit of evidence relating to the scientific influences on the work of Seurat into a carefully organized and clearly presented exposition. The author's approach has been to study those scientific source which influence this artist.. Chevreul, Helmholtz, Rood, and Henry ... extracting appropriate quotations relating to color, or to expression and harmony in Seurat's art. Each of Seurat's great paintings is in turn analyzed to determine what use he made of such scientific theory and how if influenced his technique and composition.
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(At the turn of the last century, there was a sense of dis...)
At the turn of the last century, there was a sense of dissatisfaction within both the American and European photographic communities. In 1902, an avant-garde band of photographers, led by Alfred Stieglitz, began to champion their work as art, rather than as a mere form of documentation, in an exhibit at the National Arts Club in New York. They called themselves the Photo-Secession and are considered to be the best and most original photographers of their day. This group included luminaries such as Edward Steichen, F. Holland Day, Frank Eugene, Gertrude Käsebier, Clarence H. White, and Stieglitz himself. Stieglitz and the Photo-Secession, 1902 is the first book to re-create that monumental exhibit, with 100 color plates complemented by text from noted art scholar William Innes Homer. This beautiful book and remarkable tribute to Steiglitz and his contemporaries is a must for all lovers and students of photography. Edited by Catherine Johnson.
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(In this first in-depth study, Homer draws upon interviews...)
In this first in-depth study, Homer draws upon interviews and much other unpublished material to examine the careers of Eduard Steichen, Gertrude Kasebier, Alvin Langdon Coburn, Clarence White, and others, and tells how their union under the compelling leadership of Stieglitz changed the course of American photography. The author treats in detail the origins and aesthetic principles of the Photo-Secession, its connections with European modernist artists and photographers, and contemporary critical reaction to their work and their influence. Cloth-bound hardcover in pictorial dust jacket. 180 pages; 103 b&w photos; 9 x 11 inches. Bibliography, index, notes, two appendices.
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author art history educator art expert
Homer, William Innes was born on November 8, 1929 in Merion, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Austin and Evelyn (Innes) Homer.
Bachelor of Arts, Princeton University, 1951; postgraduate, New York University, 1952-1953; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, 1961.
Homer was an expert in the life and works of painter Thomas Eakins. Homer received his Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University in 1951. From Harvard University, Homer received his Master of Arts In 1961, Homer was hired as an assistant professor in the Art and Archaeology Department at Princeton.
In 1964, he became an associate professor of Art History at Cornell University.
In 1966, Homer came to the University of Delaware where he served as Chairman of the Art History Department from 1966 until 1981 and again from 1986 until 1993. He retired from the department in January 2000 and holds a professor Emiritus position with the university.
Homer authored numerous books and articles, including Alfred Stieglitz and the American Avant-Garde, Albert Pinkham Ryder: Painter of Dreams, Thomas Eakins: His Life and Art, and The Paris Letters of Thomas Eakins. He has also served as a consultant for various exhibitions and film projects.
Homer died on July 8, 2012.
(In this first in-depth study, Homer draws upon interviews...)
(The full range of Thomas Eakins's art - lively sporting s...)
(The full range of Thomas Eakins's art - lively sporting s...)
(In tracing Georges Seurat's theory of art and its applica...)
(At the turn of the last century, there was a sense of dis...)
(At the turn of the last century, there was a sense of dis...)
(The range of Thomas Eakins' (1844-1916) work is dazzling ...)
(Examines Steiglitz's revolutionary role in the American a...)
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Member advisory committee American Studies Institute, Lincoln University, 1967-1976. Member corporation Museum American Art, Ogunquit, Maine, 1958-1992. Regional advisory committee Archives American Art, since 1979.
Trustee American Friends National Portrait Gallery, London, since 1995, Sewell C. Biggs Museum American Art, 1994-1997. Board directors Center Advanced Studies in Visual Arts National Gallery Art, 1994-1998. Fellow Royal Society Arts (London), New Pictorialist Society (director since 1981).
Member College Art Association American, Pictorial Photographers American, Royal Photograph Society, Welcome Society of Pennsylvania, Princeton Club (New York City), National Arts Club, Cosmos Club, Phi Kappa Phi.
1 child, Stacy Innes. Married Christine D. Hyer, August 24, 1986.