Call of the Coast: Art Colonies of New England

by Thomas Andrew Denenberg, Amy Kurtz Lansing, Susan Danly

The early twentieth century brought renewed focus upon the image of the coast and witnessed the formation of art colonies in Old Lyme, Connecticut, and Ogunquit and Monhegan, Maine. These creative communities became an inspiration for artists and art students, among them Edward Hopper, Childe Hassam, Robert Henri, Rockwell Kent, and George Bellows. Visually stunning, Call of the Art Colonies of New England explores the importance of place for artists in these colonies, and the development of impressionist Connecticut and modernist Maine within the visual traditions of the coast of New England. Featuring approximately 80 works, Call of the Coast illustrates each major painting with extensive interpretative text and includes documentary photography to provide historical context for the artworks.

Distributed for the Portland Museum of Art

Exhibition Portland Museum of Art, Maine (June 25 – October 12, 2009) Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, CT (10/24/2009 – 1/31/2010)

128 pages, Paperback

First published June 2, 2009

Reviews

[Robert Walkley · Rating 4 out of 5]

This beautiful book explores the development of several artist colonies that were founded in New England in the early 20th century. The authors provide lots of historical context on the colonies as well as on the well-known artists who attended them. There are many fine reproductions of their paintings. The book feels like a tour guide through some lovely art museums. I was given a copy as a gift. A great gift!


[Oscar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lowkey kind of obsessed with how they describe Hamilton Easter Field in this