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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of South Carolina Press
ISBN-101570039666
ISBN-139781570039669
eBay Product ID (ePID)99721478
Product Key Features
Number of Pages128 Pages
Publication NameWorking South : Paintings and Sketches by Mary Whyte
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2011
SubjectAmerican / General, Subjects & Themes / General
TypeTextbook
AuthorMartha Severens
Subject AreaArt
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight23.5 Oz
Item Length11.8 in
Item Width10.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2010-025224
Dewey Edition22
ReviewsMary Whyte is a magnificent artist who has mastered watercolor--one of the most difficult of all painting mediums. Here, she shows us phenomenal skill in portraying rural southern life with an empathy that celebrates the spirit of her subjects, their great passion for their work, and their resilience in facing life's hurdles. Her written narratives which accompany these images are as delightful, tender, and moving as the art itself. Jonathan Green, southern artist, Something precious and disappearing that is honored by art has increased chances of being preserved--and honored anew. Mary Whyte's magical and elegant paintings and sketches do battle with that great modern two-faced robber: technology. Clyde Edgerton, southern author and artist, Whyte shares incredibly moving portraits of southerners who work on the edge--invisible to mainstream America. Through her paintings, sketches, and text, she captures workers like an oyster shucker in Urbanna, Virginia; a boatbuilder in Bayou la Batre, Alabama; and an elevator operator in Jackson, Mississippi. She celebrates and honors their lives in this truly memorable volume. William R. Ferris, Center for the Study of the American South, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal759.13
SynopsisDynamic artistry celebrating the diverse lives and labors of hardscrabble Southerners In Working South , renowned watercolorist Mary Whyte captures in exquisite detail the essence of vanishing blue-collar professions from across ten states in the American South with sensitivity and reverence for her subjects. From the textile mill worker and tobacco farmer to the sponge diver and elevator operator, Whyte has sought out some of the last remnants of rural and industrial workforces declining or altogether lost through changes in our economy, environment, technology, and fashion. She shows us a shoeshine man, a hat maker, an oysterman, a shrimper, a ferryman, a funeral band, and others to document that these workers existed and in a bygone era were once ubiquitous across the region. "When a person works with little audience and few accolades, a truer portrait of character is revealed," explains Whyte in her introduction. As a genre painter with skills and intuition honed through years of practice and toil, she shares much in common with the dedication and character of her subjects. Her vibrant paintings are populated by men and women, young and old, black and white to document the range Southerners whose everyday labors go unheralded while keeping the South in business. By rendering these workers amid scenes of their rough-hewn lives, Whyte shares stories of the grace, strength, and dignity exemplified in these images of fading southern ways of life and livelihood. Working South includes a foreword by Martha Severens, curator of the Greenville County Museum of Art in Greenville, South Carolina., In Working South, renowned watercolorist Mary Whyte captures in exquisite detail the essence of vanishing blue-collar professions from across ten states in the American South with sensitivity and reverence for her subjects. From the textile mill worker and tobacco farmer to the sponge diver and elevator operator, Whyte has sought out some of the last remnants of rural and industrial workforces declining or altogether lost through changes in our economy, environment, technology, and fashion. She shows us a shoeshine man, a hat maker, an oysterman, a shrimper, a ferryman, a funeral band, and others to document that these workers existed and in a bygone era were once ubiquitous across the region. "When a person works with little audience and few accolades, a truer portrait of character is revealed," explains Whyte in her introduction. As a genre painter with skills and intuition honed through years of practice and toil, she shares much in common with the dedication and character of her subjects. Her vibrant paintings are populated by men and women, young and old, black and white to document the range southerners whose everyday labors go unheralded while keeping the South in business. By rendering these workers amid scenes of their rough-hewn lives, Whyte shares stories of the grace, strength, and dignity exemplified in these images of fading southern ways of life and livelihood. Working South includes a foreword by Martha Severens, curator of the Greenville County Museum of Art in Greenville, South Carolina., Renowned water colourist Mary Whyte captures in exquisite detail the essence of vanishing blue-collar professions from across ten states in the American South with sensitivity and reverence for her subjects. From the textile mill worker and tobacco farmer to the sponge diver and elevator operator, Whyte has sought out some of the last remnants of rural and industrial workforces declining or altogether lost through changes in our economy, environment, technology, and fashion.
LC Classification NumberND1839.W49A4 2011
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- 21. Dez. 2016
Mary Whyte is one of the Great Watercolor Artists of All Time and this book shows her work masterfully.
Beautiful Book...Fine Art Paintings, strong composition, execution, drawing, movement and more. Mary is one of the very best Watercolor Artists of all time. She just one the Portrait Society of America's top award this year. This book is the culmination of three years work of Mary's expert talents with paintings that tell the story of vanishing jobs and talents throughout the South captured with that inner spark that breathes life into each of these master works. If you love seeing paintings that will move you in unexpected ways then buy this book...its well written, well designed and put together...but the main focus here are the paintings themselves.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 09. Mär. 2024
Awesome Watercolor Portrait Book!
Awesome book! Beautiful watercolors by a skilled portrait artist. This book was signed by the artist with an accompanying small sketch. This was my initial introduction to this artist’s watercolor painting and I am amazed at her talent! I am truly a fan now!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
