{"product_id":"suffering-and-sunset-world-war-i-in-the-art-and-life-of-horace-pippin-paperback-softback-9781439912744","title":"Suffering and Sunset; World War I in the Art and Life of Horace Pippin (Paperback \/ softback) 9781439912744","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSuffering and Sunset\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWorld War I in the Art and Life of Horace Pippin\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCeleste-Marie Bernier (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781439912744\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 13 November 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e552 pages, 32 color plates, 30 halftones\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 3 cm, 0.732 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"Celeste-Marie Bernier has written a sweeping account of the art, life, and time of Horace Pippin, one that brings unprecedented color to and a clear understanding of an under-represented American artist. The voluminous research in \u003c\/i\u003eSuffering and Sunset\u003ci\u003e takes the reader beyond the realm of art to establish a broad historical base that includes issues of race and identity in American culture. The book gives an unbiased biographical account of the artist’s everyday activities, much of which is drawn from Pippin’s war diary and his day-to-day transactions with his art dealer. Salient among Bernier’s observations about Pippin’s art and his long journey as a World War I soldier in Europe are the extraordinary experiences he endured in the pursuit of his artistry, some of which were purely racist in nature. Relying heavily on Pippin’s own personal account of his life as an artist, Bernier paints an indelible word picture of the pain, struggle, and triumph of one of the most important American artists of the twentieth century.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr style='\"color:' rgb font-family: verdana arial helvetica sans-serif font-size:\u003e-\u003cb\u003eDavid C. Driskell\u003c\/b\u003e, Distinguished University Professor of Art, Emeritus, University of Maryland, College Park\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e“Bernier painstakingly examines Pippin’s manuscripts, paintings, and sketches to show how his meager written legacy casts revealing light on his other works…. The author analyzes Pippin’s work in exhaustive…detail, comparing the scant information of his wartime experience with the stark monotones in his paintings…. [The] in-depth analyses [are] filled with learned conjecture.”\u003c\/i\u003e -\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor self-made artist and soldier Horace Pippin-who served in the 369th all-black infantry in World War I until he was wounded-war provided a formative experience that defined much of his life and work. His ability to transform combat service into canvases of emotive power, psychological depth, and realism showed not only how he viewed the world but also his mastery as a painter. In \u003ci\u003eSuffering and Sunset, \u003c\/i\u003eCeleste-Marie Bernier painstakingly traces Pippin’s life story of art as a life story of war. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with more than sixty photographs, including works in various mediums-many in full color-this is the first intellectual history and cultural biography of Pippin. Working from newly discovered archives and unpublished materials, Bernier provides an in-depth investigation into the artist’s development of an alternative visual and textual lexicon and sheds light on his work in its aesthetic, social, and political contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuffering and Sunset \u003c\/i\u003eillustrates Pippin’s status as a groundbreaking artist as it shows how this African American painter suffered from but also staged many artful resistances to racism in a white-dominated art world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52716779798808,"sku":"9781439912744","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/suffering-and-sunset-world-war-i-in-the-art-and-life-of-horace-pippin-paperback-softback-9781439912744","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}