An Assessment of American Portraiture before 20th Century

Year 2021, , 785 - 838, 31.07.2021

Ufuk Çetin

https://doi.org/10.21550/sosbilder.835477

Abstract

The subject of this article is American portraits before the 20th century. Periods were introduced with prominent portrait painters and some of their Works. While introducing the art of portrait, the political, social, economic and cultural formations and transformations experienced in the American continent were also examined. Between the colonial period and the Early Republic, the American portrait changed in style and subject matter. In the early nineteenth century, a distinctive national American style emerged. During the colonization period, many painters from various countries and various cultures came and contributed to the development of American art, most of them with inadequate education. Black and other indigenous groups living in the continent existed in the pot of the Continent with their own cultures and supported the formation of a genuine American art. Since American portrait art covers a wide production phase, it was not been possible to include all American painters in this article.

Keywords

Colonial Period, painting, American painters, American painting art, portrait

20. YÜZYIL ÖNCESİ AMERİKAN PORTRECİLİĞİ HAKKINDA BİR DEĞERLENDİRME

Abstract

Bu makalenin konusunu 20. yüzyıl öncesi Amerikan portreleri oluşturmaktadır. Öne çıkan portre ressamları ve bazı çalışmaları ile dönemler tanıtılmaya çalışılmıştır. Portre sanatı tanıtılırken tarihsel bağlamda Amerika kıtasında yaşanılan siyasi, sosyal, ekonomik, kültürel oluşum ve dönüşümler de incelenmiştir. Kolonileşme Dönemi ile Erken Cumhuriyet Dönemleri arasında, Amerikan portresi tarz ve konu bakımından değişmişti. 19. yüzyılın ilk dönemlerinde, kendine özgü millî bir Amerikan tarzı oluşmuştur. Portrelerde Amerika’ya Kolonileşme Dönemi’nde çeşitli ülkelerden ve çeşitli kültürlerden, çoğu yetersiz eğitimi olan pek çok ressam da gelmiş ve Amerikan sanatının gelişimine katkı sağlamışlardır. Kıtada yaşayan siyahi ve diğer yerli grupları da Amerika kıtasının potasında kendi kültürleriyle var olmuş ve özgün bir Amerikan sanatı oluşumuna destek vermişlerdir. Amerikan portre sanatı geniş bir üretim evresini kapsaması nedeniyle bütün Amerikalı ressamlara bu makalede yer vermek mümkün olmamıştır.

Keywords

Kolonileşme Dönemi, resim, Amerikalı ressamlar, Amerikan resim sanatı, portre

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