Delaware Art History

with an emphasis on representational art



 

Resource Library essays listed by author name in alphabetical order, followed by articles:

Almost Forgotten: Delaware Women Artists of the Early 20th Century

Vista and Vision: The Delaware Scene

Resource Library does not contain additional articles or essays dedicated specifically to Delaware art. As of February 7, 2012 Resource Library does contain 344 pages including the state's name.

 

Museums and other non-profit sources of Resource Library articles and essays:

Biggs Museum of American Art

Delaware Art Museum

 

Other online information:

Recognizing Delaware: Artistic Assets from the Wilmington Trust Collection was an exhibition held at the Delaware History Museum from April 28 through September 1, 2001; from Delaware Historical Society

Rehoboth Art League history from Rehoboth Art League

Rehoboth Beach Colony from AskArt.com

 


TFAO's Distinguished Artists catalogue provides online access to biographical information for artists associated with this state. Also, Search Resource Library for online articles and essays concerning both individual artists associated with this state's history and the history of art centers and museums in this state. Resource Library articles and essays devoted to individual artists and institutions are not listed on this page.


 

Books:

Almost Forgotten: Delaware Women Artists and Arts Patrons 1900-1950, By Jann Haynes Gilmore, Janice Haynes Gilmore, Sewell C. Biggs Museum of American Art, First USA Riverfront Arts Center, Rehoboth Art League (Rehoboth Beach, Del.) Published 2002. Biggs Museum of American Art. Women artists. 64 pages. ISBN:1893287025

Outdoor Sculpture in Wilmington, By Robert T Silver, Leigh Frederick, Wilmington Arts Commission. Published by Wilmington Arts Commission, 1987. 70 pages

Artists in Wilmington 1890 - 1940, by Delaware Art Museum. Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, (1980). ASIN: B000PSX518

Delaware: A Guide to the First State, Page 141 By Delaware Federal Writers' Project, Federal Writers' Project. Published by US History Publishers, 1976. ISBN 1603540083, 9781603540087. 562 pages. (Google Books full view)

PORTRAITS IN DELAWARE, 1700-1850, Published by Delaware Art Center, 1958. 4 pages

History of Art in Delaware, By Jessie C. Rockwell. Published by s.n, 1947. 14 pages. "Reprinted from Delaware, a history of the first state, H. Clay Reed, ed., Lewis Historical Publishing Co., Inc., New York, 1947 Source: Google Books

 

Articles:

Jann Haynes Gilmore: "Delaware Women Artists: 1900-1950" American Art Review March-April 2002 (Volume XIV, Number 2)

 


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