Books by Katherine Roeder
Whistler in Watercolor: Lovely Little Games
by Lee Glazer, Emily Jacobson, Blythe McCarthy, Katherine Roeder
A focused investigation of Whistler’s watercolors that introduces readers to a rarely seen aspect of the artist’s creative output
In the 1880s, James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903) reinvented himself through the medium of watercolor. At the time, excellence in watercolor was most often associated with British artists, and most notably with the work of J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851). Whistler’s embrace of watercolor allowed the expatriate artist to present himself as an heir to the great Turner, while at the same time creating easily portable works that could supply an American market and, the artist hoped, help secure his art-historical legacy in his home country. Indeed, it was the American Gilded Age industrialist Charles Lang Freer who would amass the largest collection of Whistler’s watercolors, eventually bequeathing them to the Smithsonian in 1906.
This publication is the first systematic study of Freer’s amazing treasure trove of more than 50 watercolors by Whistler and includes figures, landscapes, nocturnes, and interiors. Providing both an art-historical context that looks into the contemporary reception of the works, as well as rigorous scientific analysis of Whistler’s materials and techniques, this volume offers a groundbreaking look into an overlooked segment of the celebrated artist’s oeuvre.
Distributed for Freer|Sackler, Smithsonian
Exhibition Schedule:
Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
(05/18/19–10/06/19)
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David Wiesner and the Art of Wordless Storytelling
by David Wiesner, Katherine Roeder, Eik Kahng, Ellen Keiter
The first publication to show the creative process of David Wiesner, one of the world's most acclaimed children's book illustrators
A master of storytelling through pictures and three-time winner of the Caldecott Medal, David Wiesner (b. 1956) is one of the most highly acclaimed book illustrators in the world. This handsome volume is the first to examine his creative process and his many sources of inspiration. The book features dozens of lavish color plates, from early work to the exquisitely wrought watercolors that are the basis of his best-known books, along with pages excerpted from his forthcoming first graphic novel, Fish Girl. Also included are works by some of the artists most influential to Wiesner, including Marvel comic book legends, Surrealist and avant-garde masters, and mid-20th-century graphic artists. While illustration has often been marginalized in the world of fine art, the vibrant interplay among paintings, prints, comic books, graphic novels, iconic 20th-century films, and cartoons in Wiesner’s art gives evidence to the complexity of the American tradition of picture book illustration.
Distributed for the Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Exhibition Schedule:
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
(01/29/17–05/14/17)
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Amherst, MA
(06/18/17–11/05/17)
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