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Maine Art History

with an emphasis on representational art

(above: Jervis McEntee (1828-1891). Mount Desert Island, Maine, 1864, oil on canvas, John Wilmerding Collection. Picture from National Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.) Source: Wikimedia Commons - public domain*)

Books, listed by year of publication, with most recently published book listed first:

Paintings of Maine: A New Collection Selected by Carl Little (Chameleon Book), by Arnold Skolnick. 128 pages. Publisher: Down East Books (October 25, 2006). ISBN-10: 0892727128. ISBN-13: 978-0892727124. Product Description: "This is a book of striking reproductions of Maine landscape paintings by famous 19th and 20th century painters. The paintings have been selected by Arnold Skolnick and are accompanied by Carl Little's commentary, which includes biographical notes about each painter and selected bits of interesting details about the painting scene in Maine that began shortly after the Civil War and has continued to the present day." (text courtesy of Amazon.com)

The Art of Monhegan Island, by Carl Little. 112 pages. Publisher: Down East Books (October 25, 2004). ISBN-10: 0892726482. ISBN-13: 978-0892726486. Product Description: "The Art of Monhegan Island traces the artistic and cultural roots of the special appeal that the island of Monhegan, off the coast of Maine, has held over a broad range of artists who have resided on Monhegan, some of them year-round for long periods, others who summered or lived there only briefly. Little's ability to capture the essence of an artist's eye with his clear and engaging prose style is complemented by Skolnick's ability to select just the right painting to accompany the bon mots of Little, and vice versa. If you have ever visited Monhegan, you will appreciate the way this book captures the spirit of the island. If you have never had that privilege, perusing this book is the next best thing....About the Author: Carl Little is a prolific writer and lecturer on artists who have painted in Maine. When not working on books, Little is director of communications at the Maine Community Foundation. He lives in Somesville on Mt. Desert Island in Maine. Arnold Skolnick is co-author with Carl Little on several books, and he is the owner and founder of Chameleon Books, which has produced more than 50 books on fine art." (text courtesy of Amazon.com)

The Art of Maine in Winter, by Carl Little. 96 pages. Publisher: Down East Books (October 25, 2002). ISBN-10: 0892725923. ISBN-13: 978-0892725922. Product Description: "The Art of Maine in Winter presents more than eighty works by the finest American painters who capture the beauty of winter in Maine. Winslow Homer and Rockwell Kent, for example, stayed well into the winter, creating some of the most memorable images of Maine ever made. Snow on a meadow, ice blocks in a bay, frozen winter streams, sea smoke hovering over the ocean, and houses becoming gingerbread fantasies after a snowstorm -- these are the glories of winter in Maine that have inspired artists for almost two hundred years." (text courtesy of Amazon.com)

Maine Outdoor Sculpture Guide, By Maine Arts Commission, , Abbe Levin. Published by The Maine Arts Commission, 2000. 46 pages. Google Books says: "2 leaflets in pocket: Walking tour of outdoor sculpture: City of Portland -- Walking tour of outdoor sculpture: City of Bangor."

Maine in America: American Art at the Farnsworth Art Museum, by William H. Gerdts, Pamela J. Belanger, Christopher B. Crosman, William A. Farnsworth Library and Art Museum (1999)

Art of the Maine Islands, by Carl Little (Author), Arnold Skolnick (Editor). 96 pages. Publisher: Down East Books (October 1997). ISBN-10: 0892724269. ISBN-13: 978-0892724260

Paintings of New England, by Carl Little (Author), Arnold Skolnick (Author). 128 pages. Publisher: Down East Books (October 1996). ISBN-10: 089272384X. ISBN-13: 978-0892723843. Review: "Over a hundred paintings of New England scenes by almost a hundred artists from Thomas Cole to Winslow Homer are included in this catalog of two centuries of New England representation. These paintings have been gathered from private holdings, museums, and historical societies alike: all provide a wide range of styles and perspectives based on the New England theme. -- Midwest Book Review " (text courtesy of Amazon.com)

Paintings of Maine, by Arnold Skolnick. 128 pages. Publisher: Down East Books (April 25, 1996). ISBN-10: 0892723793. ISBN-13: 978-0892723799. Product Description: "Nearly every prominent American landscape artist has worked in Maine, painting the coast and mountains, recording the infinitely varied beauty of the state. In this paperback edition of a beautiful and popular book, you'll set out on the perfect armchair tour of the greatest paintings the state has inspired - Winslow Homer, Rackstraw Downes, Andrew Wyeth, Marsden Hartley, Edward Hopper, Childe Hassam, and many others are represented, their works reproduced in glowing, full-color plates." (text courtesy of Amazon.com)

Paintings Of Maine, by Arnold Skolnick. 150 pages. Publisher: Clarkson Potter (May 11, 1991). ISBN-10: 0517582295. ISBN-13: 978-0517582299

Maine Art Now, by Edgar Allen Beem. 303 pages. Publisher: Tilbury House Pub (June 1990). ISBN-10: 0937966320. ISBN-13: 978-0937966327

A Century of Color, 1886-1986: Ogunquit, Maine's Art Colony, By Louise Tragard, Patricia E. Hart, W. L. Copithorne, Barn Gallery Associates (Ogunquit, Me.). Published by Barn Gallery Associates, 1987. 131 pages. ISBN-10: 0962215112. ISBN-13: 978-0962215117

Women Pioneers in Maine Art, 1900-1945, April 9-May 19, 1985: The Joan Whitney Payson Gallery of Art, By Joan Whitney Payson Gallery of Art, Westbrook College, Published by Westbrook College, 1985. 32 pages

Maine Artists, 1850-1899, By Maine State Museum, Maine State Museum. Published by Maine State Museum, 1976. 28 pages

The Cove: Perkins Cove at Ogunquit, Maine, By Carrie Boyd. Lewiston, Maine: PenMor Printers, 1976. 90 pages

Landscape in Maine, 1820-1970: A Sesquicentennial Exhibition, By Colby College Art Museum, Museum of Art, [Colby College, Waterville, ME. Art Museum], Colby College Museum of Art, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Bowdoin College, Maine Federation of Women's Clubs, University of Maine at Orono, Carnegie Gallery, Maine Federation of Women's Clubs, University of Maine at Orono, Art Museum, Colby College. Published by s.n., 1970. 128 pages. "Catalog of an exhibition held at the Colby College Art Museum, April 4-May 10; the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, May 21-June 28; and the Carnegie Gallery, University of Maine, Orono, July 8-August 30." (text courtesy of Google Books)

A Century of Portland Painters, 1820-1920: Exhibition, July 8-Sept. 13, 1970, By Portland Museum of Art, Portland Museum of Art, Published by Portland Museum of Art, 1970. 24 pages "Exhibition held July 8, 1970-September 13, 1970" (text courtesy of Google Books)

Maine and Its Role in American Art, 1740-1963: By Gertrud A. Mellon, Elizabeth F. Wilder. Published by Viking Press, 1963. Original from the University of Michigan. Digitized Jan 24, 2008. 178 pages

Maine and Its Artists 1710-1963: An Exhibition in Celebration of the Sesquicentennial of Colby College, 1813-1963, By Colby College Art Museum, Whitney Museum of American Art, Waterville Colby College, Me, William B. Miller, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Art Museum, Colby College Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Colby College, Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Published by s.n., 1963, 31 pages. "Catalog of an exhibition held at the Colby College Art Museum, Waterville, Me. May 4-August 31, 1963, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Ma. Dec. 11, 1963-Jan. 26, 1964, and Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City, Feb. 10-March 22, 1964." (text courtesy of Google Books)

Leaflets of Artists, By Corelli C. W. Simpson. Compiled by Corelli C. W. Simpson, A. L. Simpson. Published by J. H. Bacon, printer, 1893. Original from Harvard University. Digitized Apr 15, 2008. 114 pages. Full View at Google Books.

(above: Mabel May Woodward, Ogunquit Bathers, oil on canvas, 16 x 20 inches, Vose Galleries, Boston, Massachusetts. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)

Articles:

David P. Becker: "200 Years of Printing Making in Maine" American Art Review November-December 2006 (Volume XVIII, Number 6)

Michael Culver: "The Ogunquit Museum Celebrates Fifty Years" American Art Review July-August 2003 (Volume XV, Number 4)

Michael Culver: "Watercolors from the Ogunquit Museum of American Art" American Art Review July-August 2007 (Volume XIX, Number 4)

Edward L. Deci: "Monhegan Island Artists: A 150-Year Tradition"American Art Review July-August 2003 (Volume XV, Number 4)

Edward L. Deci: "Life on Monhegan Island, 1920 - 1950" American Art Review May-Junel 2007 (Volume XIX, Number 3)

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