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Book Synopsis: Explore the guitar as a visual subject, enduring symbol, and storyteller’s companion. Strummed everywhere from parlors and front porches to protest rallies and rock arenas, the guitar also appears far and wide in American art. Its depictions enable artists and their human subjects to address topics that otherwise go untold. Storied Strings: The Guitar in American Art is the catalogue of its namesake exhibition, which launched at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in October 2022.
The book explores the instrument’s symbolism in American art from the early nineteenth century to the present day. Chapters address how the guitar has been depicted in American art through the lenses of race, gender, cultural storytelling, aesthetics, politics, and cold, hard cash. Featuring 273 full-color illustrations selected from the exhibition, Storied Strings is an absorbing history of how guitars figure prominently into the visual stories Americans tell about themselves, their identities, and their aspirations.
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Are you a music lover who appreciates the power of visual art? Look no further than Storied Strings: The Guitar in American Art. This captivating book explores the guitar as not just a musical instrument, but as a visual subject and a storyteller’s companion. Whether it's being strummed in intimate parlors or rocking arenas, the guitar is an enduring symbol that appears far and wide in American art. With Storied Strings, you can dive deep into its depictions that enable artists and their human subjects to address topics that otherwise go untold.
Storied Strings: The Guitar in American Art is more than just a book – it's a gateway to a world of artistic expression. This catalogue of the namesake exhibition at the prestigious Virginia Museum of Fine Arts takes you on a journey through time, from the early nineteenth century to the present day. Each chapter delves into how the guitar has been portrayed in American art, exploring themes of race, gender, cultural storytelling, aesthetics, politics, and even the allure of cold, hard cash.
Get ready to feast your eyes on 273 stunning full-color illustrations carefully selected from the exhibition. As you immerse yourself in the pages of Storied Strings, you'll gain a deeper understanding of how guitars play a prominent role in the visual stories Americans tell about themselves, their identities, and their aspirations. It's an absorbing history that will captivate both art enthusiasts and music aficionados alike.
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