Full spectrum
Subtitle: paintings by Raimonds Staprans
By: essays: Scott A. Shields, David Pagel, Nancy Princenthal, Ed Schad, Paul J. Karlstrom, and John Yau
Contributors: Pagel, David, writer of introduction; Shields, Scott A., author; Princenthal, Nancy, author; Schad, Ed, author; Karlstrom, Paul J., author; Yau, John, 1950- author; Crocker Art Museum; San Jose Museum of Art
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 257
ISBN-13: 9781884038280
Subjects: Exhibitions; American Painting
Other titles: Raimonds Staprans
Description: Full Spectrum: Paintings by Raimonds Staprans' is the most extensive survey of the figures, landscapes and still lifes of Latvian-American painter Raimonds Staprans (born 1926). Published by the Crocker Art Museum, the book accompanies the museum's exhibition of the same name. Its superb reproductions reveal Staprans as a master of composition, color and existential nuance. Essayists include Scott A. Shields, Crocker Art Museum Associate Director and Chief Curator; Paul J. Karlstrom, art historian and former West Coast regional director of the Smithsonian Archives of American Art; David Pagel, art critic for the Los Angeles Times and Professor of Art Theory and History at Claremont Graduate University; author Nancy Princenthal; Ed Schad, Associate Curator at The Broad; and John Yau, art critic and poet. Exhibition: Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, USA (25.06.-08.10.2017) / San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, USA (02.02.-20.05.2018).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-255) and index.

"Full Spectrum: Paintings by Raimonds Staprans" : June 25-October 8, 2017, The Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California, United States.

"Full Spectrum: Paintings by Raimonds Staprans" : February 2-May 20, 2018, The San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, California, United States.

Published in conjunction with the exhibition 'Full Spectrum: Paintings by Raimonds Staprans,' organized by the Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, held at the Crocker Art Museum, June 25-October 8, 2017 and the San Jose Museum of Art, February 2-May 20, 2018.
Table of contents: title: Introduction -- David Pagel -- California and beyond : Raimonds Staprans in context /-- Scott A. Shields -- Raimonds Staprans : full spectrum light /-- Nancy Princenthal -- Age after age : the still lifes of Raimonds Staprans /-- Ed Schad -- The Staprans enigma /-- Paul J. Karlstrom -- A final look : the empty chair /-- John Yau.