{"product_id":"thomas-chambers-american-marine-and-landscape-painter-18081869-9780300141054","title":"Thomas Chambers: American Marine and Landscape Painter  1808-1869","description":"\u003cp\u003eLabeled as a traveling American folk artist when he was rediscovered in the mid-20th century  the mysterious Thomas Chambers here receives a fresh and creative reassessment. Although his distinctive sea- and landscapes appear in many American collections  little is known about this English-born painter  who arrived in New Orleans in 1832 and disappeared from record in the mid-1860s  leaving many paintings that later resurfaced in rural New York and Massachusetts. In this richly illustrated work  Kathleen A. Foster shows  however  that far from being simply an itinerant painter of folk art  Chambers actually enjoyed a professional  even entrepreneurial  relationship to the art world.  Foster performs close studies of Chamberss known works  his stylistic relationship to his brother (English marine painter George Chambers)  and a newly discovered American auction record of 1845. Chambers  she argues  provided a popular landscape art for a middle class of mixed cosmopolitan and folk tastes. Bringing fancy painting to this new constituency  Chambers worked outside academic circles  drawing astutely from popular culture. In the 20th century  his rediscovery as Americas first modern paid tribute to his independent spirit and decorative panache.  Published in association with the Philadelphia Museum of Art  Exhibition Schedule: Philadelphia Museum of Art (September 27  December 28  2008) The Hyde Collection  Glens Falls  New York (February 8  April 19  2009) American Folk Art Museum  New York (September 29 March 7  2010) Indiana University Art Museum  Bloomington (March 26  May 30  2010)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45953328152629,"sku":"ByrdShop_030014105X","price":47.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780300141054.jpg?v=1788185366","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/thomas-chambers-american-marine-and-landscape-painter-18081869-9780300141054","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}