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Title: Frederic Church
ISBN: 0300109881
Author:
John K. Howat
Publicate Date: 2005-11-11
Publish: 2005-11-11
List Price: $55.00
Average Customer Rating: 5.0
Format: Hardcover
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Amazon Lowest New Price: $34.38
Amazon Lowest Used Price: $41.99
Amazon Merchant Price: $34.65
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1: American Landscape
The reproductions in this book are dark compared to the originals I've seen, but the text is informative and does a good job of exploring Church as an artist and his influence on the artists who followed him.
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2: Breath taking
This book is a must have if you love Fredric Church and want to find out more about his life and career. The paintings are breath taking. For admirers of the Hudson River School and American landscapes this is a must.
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3: Frederic Church by John K. Howat
Terrific book. One of the best biographies of an artist that I have read and stunning reproductions of his work. Church seemed to be an anomaly of his time because his talent and painting skills were so "over the top" that he dwarfed other painters of his time. Even the highly esteemed English artists of the 1800's were amazed by his paintings and British art critic John Ruskin praised his work. Church's output and work ethic was amazing and Howat does a great job describing his life and painting techniques. I certainly recommend this book.
Robert Reynolds
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4: Here is the most comprehensive comparision/review, of the ONLY 2 books on Frederick Church!
FREDERICK EDWIN CHURCH - COMPARISIONS OF THE TWO BOOKS
Book #1: By Franklin Kelly - National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Press (1989)
Book #2: By John K. Howat - Yale University Press (2005)
(All numbers given, are for the numbered reproductions in Book #2.)
Paintings in Book #2 (in Color), that are NOT in Book #1 -
#1, 9, 10, 13, 15, 18, 24, 25, 27, 29, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 60, 66, 67, 68, 70, 73, 74, 75, 81, 82, 86, 94, 95, 96, 97, 114, 115, 120, 131, 132, 133, 135, 136, 140, 142, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 169, 182, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195
Paintings in Color in Book #2, that are ONLY in Black & White in Book #1 -
#16, 21, 117, 124, 126, 134, 177, 181, 185, 189
(I didn't include any of the details, drawings, sketches, or photographs.)
I made comparisons of every reproduction, where both books had the same paintings. Here is a simplified overview, of which book had the best reproduction:
REPRODUCTIONS THAT WERE MUCH BETTER IN BOOK #1 -
#22, 26, 46, 53, 65, 72, 92, 118, 137, 175
REPRODUCTIONS THAT WERE MUCH BETTER IN BOOK #2 -
#17, 28, 31, 33, 34, 38, 41, 47, 49, 50, 51, 69, 71, 83, 113, 116, 125, 128, 168, 178, 180
The others were either EQUAL, or there was just a slight preference between the two.
Overall, the printing and the paper stock, is better in Book #2.
The main fault of the reproductions in Book #2 (that are better in Book #1), is they are too dark. And the main fault of the reproductions in Book #1, is that many of the reproductions are too yellow (or red, etc.).
The TITLES were different (most likely wrong in Book #1) for these paintings -
#49 (!), 53, 134, 179 (!), 185
#160 is CROPPED in Book #2! (The entire bottom, and the right-hand side).
There were many differences in the SIZE of the reproductions - too many to mention.
(Overall, Book #1 had larger reproductions, but of course had fewer paintings.)
Book #1: "FREDERICK EDWIN CHURCH" - 205 illustrations, 75 in color - 211 pages
Book #2: "FREDERICK CHURCH" - 198 illustrations, 154 in color - 213 pages
Geoffrey Chandler - February 15, 2007 - San Francisco, California
P.S. The guy who wrote the earlier review was dead wrong. This is NOT "pricey", it's a bargain!
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5: so many sunsets
A strikingly pretty book. The text is informative, but not at all challenging to read. Unlike many art books, this really is a straightforward informative biography with lots of well-done, accurate reproductions. It's pricey, but you get what you pay for with the prints. One might want a bit more criical an appraisal of the artist and his choice of subject matter, but maybe you just want the art.
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