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A Touch of Blossom : John Singer Sargent and the Queer Flora of Fin-de-Siècle.
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- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780271036229
- Subject Area
- Art, Science
- Publication Name
- Touch of Blossom : John Singer Sargent and the Queer Flora of Fin-De-Siècle Art
- Item Length
- 10 in
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania STATE University Press
- Subject
- Philosophy & Social Aspects, Individual Artists / General, Subjects & Themes / Portraits, Criticism & Theory, General, Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals, Life Sciences / Biology, History / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945)
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.2 in
- Item Width
- 9 in
- Item Weight
- 57.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 340 Pages
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A Touch of Blossom considers John Singer Sargent in the context of nineteenth-century botany, gynecology, literature, and visual culture and argues that the artist mobilized ideas of cross-fertilization and the hermaphroditic sexuality of flowers in his work to "naturalize" sexual inversion. In conceiving of his painting as an act of hand-pollination, Sargent was elaborating both a period poetics of homosexuality and a new sense of subjectivity, anticipating certain aspects of artistic modernism. Assembling evidence from diverse realms--visual culture (cartoons, greeting cards, costume design), medicine and botany (treatises and their illustrations), literature, letters, lexicography, and the visual arts--this book situates the metaphors that structure Sargent's paintings in a broad cultural context. It offers in-depth readings of particular paintings and analyzes related projects undertaken by Sargent's friends in the field of painting and in other disciplines, such as gynecology and literature.
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Publisher
Pennsylvania STATE University Press
ISBN-10
0271036222
ISBN-13
9780271036229
eBay Product ID (ePID)
84476640
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Touch of Blossom : John Singer Sargent and the Queer Flora of Fin-De-Siècle Art
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Philosophy & Social Aspects, Individual Artists / General, Subjects & Themes / Portraits, Criticism & Theory, General, Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals, Life Sciences / Biology, History / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945)
Publication Year
2010
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Art, Science
Number of Pages
340 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
10 in
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Width
9 in
Item Weight
57.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2009-043575
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Lc Classification Number
N6537.S32s96 2010
Reviews
"Imaginative, observant, and marvelously playful, Syme's discovery of a vegetal poetics sheds a powerful light on the myths and motifs of modern art. Hers is a vital new voice in art history." --Joseph Koerner, Harvard University, &"Imaginative, observant, and marvelously playful, Syme's discovery of a vegetal poetics sheds a powerful light on the myths and motifs of modern art. Hers is a vital new voice in art history.&" &-Joseph Koerner, Harvard University, &"If you want to understand the art of John Singer Sargent, read this book. If you want to understand something crucial about European and American culture at the turn of the twentieth century, read this book. With intelligence and wit, Syme moves us far beyond Sargent&'s reputation as a glib socialite incapable of modernism. Instead, Syme shows, Sargent was painting an open sexual secret. Using a term from the period, Syme reveals the 'invert&' implications, and associations, of one artwork after another. She introduces us to the poetics of the plant, the insect, and the bat. Nor is she afraid to write about the most polymorphously perverse sorts of sex, frankly and vividly. Aside from being a brilliant interpretation of Sargent&'s work, Syme&'s book belongs to the newest and most productive kind of art history: erudite and sensitive, rich in references, comparisons, and analyses of form. A Touch of Blossom brings us into fresh, immediate contact with the beauty of Sargent&'s paintings, as if we were seeing them ourselves for the first time.&" &-Anne Higonnet, Barnard College, "Imaginative, observant, and marvelously playful, Syme's discovery of a vegetal poetics sheds a powerful light on the myths and motifs of modern art. Hers is a vital new voice in art history." -Joseph Koerner, Harvard University, " A Touch of Blossom 's contention that Sargent openly pursued an 'invert' agenda in his portraits may seem radical to some readers. However, any skepticism, if such exists, soon evaporates in the face of Alison Syme's cogent, finely crafted argument. Written with wit and grace, and filled with vivid stylistic analyses and ingenious verbal and visual puns, this book is as engaging as the brilliant portraits it examines. Its opulent illustrations and sophisticated design complement Penn State Press's admirable commitment to breaking down the academic barriers between art and science. The result is a brave and original cultural portrait that rivals Sargent's own in subtlety, depth, and beauty." -Laurinda Dixon, Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide, " A Touch of Blossom 's contention that Sargent openly pursued an 'invert' agenda in his portraits may seem radical to some readers. However, any skepticism, if such exists, soon evaporates in the face of Alison Syme's cogent, finely crafted argument. Written with wit and grace, and filled with vivid stylistic analyses and ingenious verbal and visual puns, this book is as engaging as the brilliant portraits it examines. Its opulent illustrations and sophisticated design complement Penn State Press's admirable commitment to breaking down the academic barriers between art and science. The result is a brave and original cultural portrait that rivals Sargent's own in subtlety, depth, and beauty." --Laurinda Dixon Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide, "Imaginative, observant, and marvelously playful, Syme's discovery of a vegetal poetics sheds a powerful light on the myths and motifs of modern art. Hers is a vital new voice in art history." --Joseph Koerner,Harvard University, &"A Touch of Blossom&'s contention that Sargent openly pursued an 'invert&' agenda in his portraits may seem radical to some readers. However, any skepticism, if such exists, soon evaporates in the face of Alison Syme&'s cogent, finely crafted argument. Written with wit and grace, and filled with vivid stylistic analyses and ingenious verbal and visual puns, this book is as engaging as the brilliant portraits it examines. Its opulent illustrations and sophisticated design complement Penn State Press&'s admirable commitment to breaking down the academic barriers between art and science. The result is a brave and original cultural portrait that rivals Sargent&'s own in subtlety, depth, and beauty.&" &-Laurinda Dixon, Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide, "If you want to understand the art of John Singer Sargent, read this book. If you want to understand something crucial about European and American culture at the turn of the twentieth century, read this book. With intelligence and wit, Syme moves us far beyond Sargent's reputation as a glib socialite incapable of modernism. Instead, Syme shows, Sargent was painting an open sexual secret. Using a term from the period, Syme reveals the 'invert' implications, and associations, of one artwork after another. She introduces us to the poetics of the plant, the insect, and the bat. Nor is she afraid to write about the most polymorphously perverse sorts of sex, frankly and vividly. Aside from being a brilliant interpretation of Sargent's work, Syme's book belongs to the newest and most productive kind of art history: erudite and sensitive, rich in references, comparisons, and analyses of form. A Touch of Blossom brings us into fresh, immediate contact with the beauty of Sargent's paintings, as if we were seeing them ourselves for the first time." --Anne Higonnet,Barnard College, "If you want to understand the art of John Singer Sargent, read this book. If you want to understand something crucial about European and American culture at the turn of the twentieth century, read this book. With intelligence and wit, Syme moves us far beyond Sargent's reputation as a glib socialite incapable of modernism. Instead, Syme shows, Sargent was painting an open sexual secret. Using a term from the period, Syme reveals the 'invert' implications, and associations, of one artwork after another. She introduces us to the poetics of the plant, the insect, and the bat. Nor is she afraid to write about the most polymorphously perverse sorts of sex, frankly and vividly. Aside from being a brilliant interpretation of Sargent's work, Syme's book belongs to the newest and most productive kind of art history: erudite and sensitive, rich in references, comparisons, and analyses of form. A Touch of Blossom brings us into fresh, immediate contact with the beauty of Sargent's paintings, as if we were seeing them ourselves for the first time." --Anne Higonnet, Barnard College, "If you want to understand the art of John Singer Sargent, read this book. If you want to understand something crucial about European and American culture at the turn of the twentieth century, read this book. With intelligence and wit, Syme moves us far beyond Sargent's reputation as a glib socialite incapable of modernism. Instead, Syme shows, Sargent was painting an open sexual secret. Using a term from the period, Syme reveals the 'invert' implications, and associations, of one artwork after another. She introduces us to the poetics of the plant, the insect, and the bat. Nor is she afraid to write about the most polymorphously perverse sorts of sex, frankly and vividly. Aside from being a brilliant interpretation of Sargent's work, Syme's book belongs to the newest and most productive kind of art history: erudite and sensitive, rich in references, comparisons, and analyses of form. A Touch of Blossom brings us into fresh, immediate contact with the beauty of Sargent's paintings, as if we were seeing them ourselves for the first time." -Anne Higonnet, Barnard College, " A Touch of Blossom 's contention that Sargent openly pursued an 'invert' agenda in his portraits may seem radical to some readers. However, any skepticism, if such exists, soon evaporates in the face of Alison Syme's cogent, finely crafted argument. Written with wit and grace, and filled with vivid stylistic analyses and ingenious verbal and visual puns, this book is as engaging as the brilliant portraits it examines. Its opulent illustrations and sophisticated design complement Penn State Press's admirable commitment to breaking down the academic barriers between art and science. The result is a brave and original cultural portrait that rivals Sargent's own in subtlety, depth, and beauty." --Laurinda Dixon, Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide, "A Touch of Blossom's contention that Sargent openly pursued an 'invert' agenda in his portraits may seem radical to some readers. However, any skepticism, if such exists, soon evaporates in the face of Alison Syme's cogent, finely crafted argument. Written with wit and grace, and filled with vivid stylistic analyses and ingenious verbal and visual puns, this book is as engaging as the brilliant portraits it examines. Its opulent illustrations and sophisticated design complement Penn State Press's admirable commitment to breaking down the academic barriers between art and science. The result is a brave and original cultural portrait that rivals Sargent's own in subtlety, depth, and beauty." --Laurinda Dixon, Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide, "A Touch of Blossom's contention that Sargent openly pursued an 'invert' agenda in his portraits may seem radical to some readers. However, any skepticism, if such exists, soon evaporates in the face of Alison Syme's cogent, finely crafted argument. Written with wit and grace, and filled with vivid stylistic analyses and ingenious verbal and visual puns, this book is as engaging as the brilliant portraits it examines. Its opulent illustrations and sophisticated design complement Penn State Press's admirable commitment to breaking down the academic barriers between art and science. The result is a brave and original cultural portrait that rivals Sargent's own in subtlety, depth, and beauty." -Laurinda Dixon, Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide
Table of Content
Contents Acknowledgments List of Illustrations Introduction: The Birds and the Bees 1 La Vie en Rose 2 Lascivious Digitation, or The Importance of Manual Stimulation to the Invert Artist 3 Dr. Octogynecologist 4 Portrait of the Artist as a Young Ladybird 5 The Sting Conclusion: Leaf Taking Notes Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2010
Dewey Decimal
759.13
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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