{"product_id":"gems-of-art-on-paper-georgia-brady-barnhill-9781625346216","title":"Gems of Art on Paper: Illustrated American Fiction and Poetry, 1785-1885","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2022 Ewell L. Newman Book Award from the American Historical Print Collectors Society\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In the immediate aftermath of the Revolutionary War, only the wealthiest Americans could afford to enjoy illustrated books and prints. But, by the end of the next century, it was commonplace for publishers to load their books with reproductions of fine art and beautiful new commissions from amateur and professional artists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Georgia Brady Barnhill, an expert on the visual culture of this period, explains the costs and risks that publishers faced as they brought about the transition from a sparse visual culture to a rich one. Establishing new practices and investing in new technologies to enhance works of fiction and poetry, bookmakers worked closely with skilled draftsmen, engravers, and printers to reach an increasingly literate and discriminating American middle class. Barnhill argues that while scholars have largely overlooked the efforts of early American illustrators, the works of art that they produced impacted readers' understandings of the texts they encountered, and greatly enriched the nation's cultural life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgia Brady Barnhill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1625346212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781625346216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Massachusetts Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/21\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2022","brand":"Georgia Brady Barnhill","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994620133631,"sku":"9781625346216","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_44c7793e-575f-4cec-8bc1-122f13b513c7.jpg?v=1683331228","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gems-of-art-on-paper-georgia-brady-barnhill-9781625346216","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}