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Publication
Down East Books (1996), 128 pages
Description
Nearly every prominent U.S. landscape artist has painted Maine's rugged coast, soaring mountains, primeval forests, and seaside towns. Paintings of Maine collects 89 of the most memorable of these masterpieces. Excerpts from famous authors illuminate many of the reproductions.
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1909-051
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Following the same formula as other books in this series, the juxtaposition of a full page picture image of a painting occasionally accompanied by literary quote, this provides an interesting collection. The pictures included here date from the mid-nineteenth century to 1990, and include many
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familiar names: Milton Avery, George Bellows, Frederic Church, Thomas Cole, Stephen Etnier, Childe Hassam, Winslow Homer, Edward Hopper, Alex Katz, Rockwell Kent, Georgia O'Keeffe, Fairfield Porter, Maurice Prendergast, Neil Welliver, the Wyeths and many more; often several examples. The selection included here is different from the later published (2006) Paintings of Maine. Show Less
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English
Physical description
128 p.; 9.07 x 7.31 inches
ISBN
0892723793 / 9780892723799