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- Julian Onderdonk in New York: The Lost Years, the Lost Paintings
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- 2014
- Published by: Texas State Historical Association
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Famed for his bluebonnet landscapes, San Antonio native Julian Onderdonk may be the most well-known artist Texas has ever produced. Onderdonk spent several years outside the state, though, seeking to make a name for himself in New York City. He spent much of his time in New York as the very definition of a starving artist.
In Julian Onderdonk: The Lost Years, the Lost Paintings, James Graham Baker explores the artist’s New York years, so often neglected by previous scholars. Through painstaking research, Baker reveals that Onderdonk painted hundreds of images under pseudonyms during his time in New York. These images not only reveal the means by which the artist struggled to make ends meet, but add another dimension to our understanding of the artist’s oeuvre. It is not possible to appreciate and understand Julian Onderdonk and his art without including these works. Largely composed of landscapes and marine scenes depicting the vanishing rural areas and shorelines around New York City, they show that Onderdonk was more than simply a “bluebonnet painter.”
In Julian Onderdonk: The Lost Years, the Lost Paintings, James Graham Baker explores the artist’s New York years, so often neglected by previous scholars. Through painstaking research, Baker reveals that Onderdonk painted hundreds of images under pseudonyms during his time in New York. These images not only reveal the means by which the artist struggled to make ends meet, but add another dimension to our understanding of the artist’s oeuvre. It is not possible to appreciate and understand Julian Onderdonk and his art without including these works. Largely composed of landscapes and marine scenes depicting the vanishing rural areas and shorelines around New York City, they show that Onderdonk was more than simply a “bluebonnet painter.”
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgements
- pp. ix-xii
- Chapter 1. Roots
- pp. 1-4
- Chapter 3. 1902: Love and Marriage
- pp. 11-22
- Chapter 9. The Roots of Julian’s Art
- pp. 65-70
- Chapter 13. 1908
- pp. 133-142
- Chapter 14. 1909 and 1910: Free to Roam
- pp. 143-156
- Chapter 16. Conclusion
- pp. 161-162
- Appendix A
- pp. 163-164
- Appendix B
- pp. 165-168
- Appendix C
- pp. 169-172
- Appendix D
- pp. 173-174
- Appendix E
- pp. 175-178
- General Index
- pp. 187-190
- Index of Artwork
- pp. 191-192
Additional Information
ISBN
9781625110244
Related ISBN(s)
9781625110206
MARC Record
OCLC
879203260
Pages
230
Launched on MUSE
2014-06-06
Language
English
Open Access
No