Mabel Dwight: A Catalogue Raisonne of the Lithographs

nice book Fargo This is a nice little book of Mabel Dwight's lithos, it has 8 colorplates and the rest of the book has B&W images on most every page, with usually 2 to a page. It has 181 pages, not the 344 pages that amazon has listed in its discription.. Bill Griffith said Unknown great. Hadn't ever heard of Mabel Dwight until I saw a litho of hers at the Yale Art Gallery. This book gives me a lot more to appreciate.. "Five Stars" according to customer. excellent

Assembling for the first time all 111 of Dwight's editioned Lithographs, this book traces the changes in popular taste and personal vision that enabled her work to fill a growing demand for realistic art based on the experiences of ordinary Americans. Although best known for her benignly satirical depictions of New York City life, she also produced portraits, evocative mood pieces, architectural scenes, and deeply felt responses to the urgent political and social concerns of the day: the Depression, the rise of fascism, and the imminence of war. Although the Depression curtailed the art market, and bouts of severe asthma slowed Dwight's output, support from the New Deal Federal Art Project facilitated her most productive years. Considered a rising star from her first year as a printmaker, Dwight found a context within the American Scene movement, and her friendship with curator Carl Zigrosser brought her into a milieu that included Rockwell Kent and Wanda Gag. Works such as Ferry Boat, Queer Fish, and Montauk Lighthouse solidified her reputation. From front jacket flap Characterized as a keen observer of the comedie humaine, Mabel Dwight (1875-1955) emerged as a lithographer at the age of fifty-two and became one of the most noted American printmakers of the 1920s and 1930s. Smithsonian Published date: 1997. Hard cover, 181 pp. Bringing together Dwight's descriptions of the genesis of many of her works, her essays on lithography and s