- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: WW Norton & Co (Oct 24 1990)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0393307379
- ISBN-13: 978-0393307375
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In 1894, writer Celia Thaxter published An Island Garden describing her rambling cottage garden at Appledore, on the rocky Isles of Shoals, ten miles off the New Hampshire coast. American Impressionist Childe Hassam (1859-1935) illustrated her book. As a frequent visitor to the Shoals, Hassam created a series of oils, watercolors, and pastels capturing their idyllic serenity. For the first time, Curry has assembled an exhibition of many of the Shoals paintings and has written this catalog to "record not only the beauty of a poet's garden in its glory, but also the flowering of a young artist's dreams." The text provides welcome material where little exists, and the brilliant color plates evoke Hassam's aesthetic philosophy. Recommended for all American art collections.
- Joan Levin, Indian Trails P.L., Wheeling, Ill.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
- Joan Levin, Indian Trails P.L., Wheeling, Ill.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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This volume contains a collection of paintings by one of America's foremost late 19th-century Impressionists, Childe Hassam. The paintings were inspired by the Isles of Shoals, a group of islands off the New Hampshire coast.
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IN THE ROOM OF FLOWERS CHILDE HASSAM LOVINGLY RECORDED AN INTIMATE GLIMPSE OF Celia Thaxter's cottage parlor on Appledore Island (Plate 2). Read the first page
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IN THE ROOM OF FLOWERS CHILDE HASSAM LOVINGLY RECORDED AN INTIMATE GLIMPSE OF Celia Thaxter's cottage parlor on Appledore Island (Plate 2). Read the first page
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Better than the original....., Sep 22 2002
By Dianne Foster "Di" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Childe Hassam (Hardcover)
Somewhere in one of my many boxes of books I have a copy of a reprint of the original book by Celia Thaxter, "An Island Garden". I have written a review about this book for Amazon elsewhere, and said it wasn't very good (it isn't) and received many negative votes. My major complaint about the "other" book is that you cannot see the brush strokes in the paintings. The book obviously appeals to those who care not a whit about brush strokes. Fans of Child Hassam--this is the book you want. No, it isn't the cute little book by Thaxter. The reproductions of Childe Hassam's paintings of Celia Thaxter's island in CHILD HASSAM: AN ISLAND GARDEN REVISITED are 100 times better--and you can see the brush strokes. I can't give this book five stars, because I collect art books know the reproductions could have been better. However, the reproductions in this book are head and shoulders above those in Thaxter's book. Not only that, David Curry has included much text about life on Thaxer's island and in her famous parlor.
If you are a fan of the American Impressionist Childe Hassam, you will appreciate knowing something about the artist, his work, his friends, and his relationship with Ms. Thaxter. Most of all, you will be able to see what he painted and get an idea of where you might locate some of the originals. They are still hanging in various places such as the Walter's Gallery in Baltimore and other esoteric locations.
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Childe Hassam: An Island Revisited, Jan 24 2010
By S. Schumacher - Published on Amazon.com
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Having a copy of An Island Garden prompted me to buy this wonderful book. Childe Hassam's impressionists beginnings are recorded by his work from this little resort island called Isles of Shoals off New Hampshire's coast. I am so grateful to have a little window into how Chile Hassam developed into the artist he was. Celia Thaxter became his poetic muse, and this book records his work from her little garden on Appledore to lighthouses, to the rocky shoals on the coastline. I highly recommend this book.
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great Hassam book, Nov 1 2010
By lonnie - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Childe Hassam (Hardcover)
If you like Hassam's work, you will not be disappointed in this book. Some of the subjects are very similar, as he created these pictures in the same area, but the variety of pastel, watercolor, and oils make this a great book. Very highly recommended.
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