Alice Neel: people come first / Kelly Baum and Randall Griffey ; with contributions by Meredith A. Brown, Julia Bryan-Wilson, and Susanna V. Temkin.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York, New York : The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2021Distributor: New Haven, Connecticut : Distributed by Yale University Press Copyright date: ©2021Description: 255 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits; 30 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781588397256 (hbk.) :
- 1588397254
- Neel, Alice, 1900-1984 -- Exhibitions
- Neel, Alice, 1900-1984 -- Themes, motives -- Exhibitions
- Neel, Alice, 1900-1984
- 1900-1999
- Portrait painting, American -- 20th century -- Exhibitions
- Painting, American -- 20th century -- Exhibitions
- Portrait painters -- New York (State) -- New York -- Exhibitions
- Women artists -- New York (State) -- New York -- Exhibitions
- Peinture de portraits américaine -- 20e siècle -- Expositions
- Peinture américaine -- 20e siècle -- Expositions
- Portraitistes -- New York (État) -- New York -- Expositions
- Femmes artistes -- New York (État) -- New York -- Expositions
- ART / General
- Painting, American
- Portrait painting, American
- 759.13 NEE 23
- ND237.N43 A4 2021
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Loan | LSAD Library Main Collection | 759.13 NEE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39002100610931 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Alice Neel's (1900-1984) uncompromising artistic vision and deep engagement with humanity in both art and politics have earned her legions of admirers. This beautifully designed and illustrated book surveys the artist's nearly 70-year career, focusing on her long residency in New York, a place that provided her with lifelong inspiration. In addition to her compelling portraits of individuals of all ages, both famous and unknown, Alice Neel: People Come First also explores her remarkable nudes, still lifes, cityscapes, and erotic pastels and watercolors--all considered through the lens of radical humanism that informed so much of the artist's work. Leading scholars delve into various aspects of Neel's practice, revealing that humanism was both a political and philosophical ideal for the artist. The authors address Neel's paintings of LGBTQ subjects; her unique aesthetic language, which merged elements of abstraction and figuration; and her commitment to progressive politics, civil rights, feminism, and racial diversity. The book's essays also explore Neel's highly personal preoccupations with death, illness, and motherhood while reasserting her place in the broader cultural history of the 20th century.
"Second printing, 2021"--Colophon.
Formerly CIP. Uk
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Director's foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contributions to the catalogue -- Lenders to the exhibition -- Anarchic humanist / Kelly Baum and Randall Griffey -- Political creatures / Kelly Baum -- Siempre en la calle / Susanna V. Temkin -- "I'll show everybody": an artist-mother at home / Meredith A. Brown -- Painting fruit(s) / Randall Griffey -- Alice Neel's "good abstract qualities" / Julia Bryan-Wilson -- Plates.
"'For me, people come first,' Alice Neel (1900-1984) declared in 1950. 'I have tried to assert the dignity and eternal importance of the human being.' This ambitious publication surveys Neel's nearly 70-year career through the lens of her radical humanism. Remarkable portraits of victims of the Great Depression, fellow residents of Spanish Harlem, leaders of political organizations, queer artists, visibly pregnant women, and members of New York's global diaspora reveal that Neel viewed humanism as both a political and philosophical ideal. In addition to these paintings of famous and unknown sitters, the more than 100 works highlighted include Neel's emotionally charged cityscapes and still lifes as well as the artist's erotic pastels and watercolors. Essays tackle Neel's portrayal of LGBTQ subjects; her unique aesthetic language, which merged abstraction and figuration; and her commitment to progressive politics, civil rights, feminism, and racial diversity. The authors also explore Neel's highly personal preoccupations with death, illness, and motherhood while reasserting her place in the broader cultural history of the 20th century.'--Provided by publisher.
"This catalogue is published in conjunction with 'Alice Neel: People Come First', on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from March 15 through August 1, 2021; at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao from September 17, 2021, through January 30, 2022; and at the de Young Museum, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, from March 12 through July 10, 2022."--Colophon.