The Dance of Life

Figure and Imagination in American Art, 1876-1917

Mark D. Mitchell, Josephine W. Rodgers, Kelsey Wingel , Bryan J. Wolf

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Yale University Press
26 November 2024

An exploration of the human figure and artistic imagination in public art of the American Renaissance, from the nation's centennial to World War I

In an era of sweeping change following the devastation of the Civil War, an ambitious generation of American artists focused on the human figure in civic art. This richly illustrated publication showcases more than one hundred studies related to major commissions for the Boston Public Library, Library of Congress, Pennsylvania State Capitol, and other key civic institutions of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. From intimate pencil sketches and clay maquettes to half-scale oil paintings for massive murals, these compelling expressions of ideas in formation reveal how artists such as Edwin Austin Abbey, Violet Oakley, John Singer Sargent, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, and others shaped their vision, recorded their influences, and developed a visual language that captivated a divided nation. Thematic sections offer discussions of related works, and essays address wider creative and cultural contexts, from the laboring body in an age of expanding industrialization to the relationship between the natural environment, art, and technology. This timely volume reassesses a neglected chapter in American art and shows how artists engaged with the struggles and forces of their time.

Distributed for the Yale University Art Gallery

Exhibition Schedule:

Yale University Art Gallery

(September 6, 2024–January 5, 2025)

By: Mark D. Mitchell
Contributions by: Josephine W. Rodgers, Kelsey Wingel, Bryan J. Wolf
Imprint: Yale University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 267mm, Width: 222mm,
ISBN: 9780300256451
ISBN 10: 0300256450
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 26 November 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mark D. Mitchell is the Holcombe T. Green Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture at the Yale University Art Gallery. Josephine Rodgers is curator of collections and director of engagement at Middlebury College. Kelsey Wingel is associate conservator of paintings at the Yale University Art Gallery. Bryan J. Wolf is the Jones Professor of American Art and Culture, Emeritus, at Stanford University.

Reviews for The Dance of Life: Figure and Imagination in American Art, 1876-1917

""This book sparks insights that are as urgent now as they were when [these] studies were first sketched.""--Lakshmi Rivera Amin, Hyperallergic ""[A] valuable catalogue.""--Tyler Green, Modern Art Notes (podcast)