E. Charlton Fortune The Colorful Spirit Pasadena Museum of California Art NEW IN SHRINK WRAP
by Shields, Scott A., et al
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- Hardcover
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Portland, Oregon: Pomegranate, 2017. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition/In exceptionally good condition. Demy folio, [30cm/12inches], full gilt-embossed cornflower blue cloth with mylar-protected dust jacket, pp. 235, indexed. Illustrated with b-w halftones, colour plates &tc. Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs. ... Euphemia Charlton Fortune, (1885–1969), was an American Impressionist artist from California. She was trained in Europe, New York and San Francisco. She painted many portraits as well as landscape views of California and European sites. In midlife she turned to liturgical design. She signed her paintings "E. Charlton Fortune," which helped conceal her gender. ... A play about Fortune, "Fortune's Way, or Notes on Art for Catholics (and Others)", by Steve Hauk, premiered in California in staged readings in 2010 at the Carmel Mission. The play featured Teresa Del Piero in the title role and John Brady as the Bishop. The play is set after the artist has turned to liturgical work and as she looks back at her life while giving a lecture. The full text of the play with photographs is on the Traditional Fine Arts Organization, Inc. website. Steve Hauk speaks about the life and art of Fortune. on a video for the Museum of Monterey's 100 Story Project. A Fortune painting sold at auction in April 2014 for $365,000.
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- Title
- E. Charlton Fortune The Colorful Spirit Pasadena Museum of California Art NEW IN SHRINK WRAP
- Author
- Shields, Scott A., et al
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - In exceptionally good condition
- Jacket Condition
- In exceptionally good condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Pomegranate
- Place of Publication
- Portland, Oregon
- Date Published
- 2017
- Keywords
- American Impressionism California Artist
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