Title: Swing time : Reginald Marsh and thirties New York /
Authors: Marsh, Reginald, 1898-1954; Haskell, Barbara; Dickstein, Morris.; New-York Historical Society.
Publisher: New-York Historical Society in association with D. Giles Ltd., London,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Marsh, Reginald, Exhibitions.; Nineteen thirties Exhibitions.; New York (N.Y.) In art Exhibitions
Abstract: Swing Time: Reginald Marsh and Thirties New York is the first major assessment of the work of 'American Scene' artist Reginald Marsh (1898-1954) in 30 years. Focusing on 60 paintings, drawings, and prints, drawn from public and private collections across the U.S., along with a selection of his photographs and sketches, it puts Marsh's exuberant depictions of urban daily life within the context of the economic uncertainty of 1930s America and the work of fellow artists who shared his interest in the New York scene. This striking volume sets Marsh's fascinating work of the 1930s alongside paintings, prints, and photographs of contemporaries such as Isabel Bishop, Kenneth Hayes Miller, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Walt Kuhn, Raphael and Isaac Soyer, Guy Pene du Bois, Bernice Abbott, Aaron Siskind, Walker Evans and Arthur Rothstein. Together, they tell a complex and highly contrasting visual story of New York City life in this tumultuous time of change. -- Book jacket.
Contents: Swing time: Reginald Marsh and the exuberant chaos of modern life / Barbara Haskell -- Keeping the carnival in town: Reginald Marsh and the culture of the 1930s / Jackson Lears -- The urban spectacle of Reginald Marsh / Morris Dickstein -- "Go out into the street, stare at the people": Reginald Marsh and surveillance styles in interwar American art / Erika Doss -- Camera-crazed: Reginald Marsh's photographs / Sasha Nicholas -- Marsh's techniques: the craft of painting and the secrets of the old masters in modern times / Lance Mayer and Gay Myers.