Nature’s History: Nineteenth-Century American Landscape Art and Environmental Thinking
Angela Miller, University of Washington, St Louis, and Terra Foundation Visiting Professor in American Art, Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art
May 11, 2010
4:00 pm
Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art, Salle Vasari, Paris
What do we learn from the great works of nineteenth century American landscape painting, examined through the lens of contemporary environmental concerns? How did landscape art shape and reflect public attitudes toward nature, place, and nation? Did Americans 150 years ago worry about sustainability, or consider the human impact on the natural world? Did nature ever carry its own authority in their eyes, apart from human intentions and ambitions? This lecture will focus on nineteenth century American landscape art, discussed alongside a range of American cultural voices from the nineteenth century.
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