Seurat and the making of La Grande Jatte
By: Robert L. Herbert ; with an essay by Neil Harris ; contributions by Douglas W. Druick ... [et al.].
Contributors: Harris, Neil, 1938-; Seurat, Georges, 1859-1891.; Art Institute of Chicago.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Art Institute of Chicago in association with the University of California Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
Subjects: Seurat, Georges, -- 1859-1891. -- Exhibitions; Seurat, Georges, -- 1859-1891 -- Criticism and interpretation; Seurat, Georges, -- 1859-1891
Genres: Exhibitions
Other titles: Seurat.
Notes: Published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by the Art Institute of Chicago and presented June 16-September 19, 2004.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 278-280) and index.
Table of contents: title: Before La Grande Jatte; title: Genesis of La Grande Jatte; title: La Grande Jatte completed; title: La Grande Jatte in the eighth impressionist exhibition; title: Seurat and La Grande Jatte, 1886-91; title: La Grande Jatte and Seurat, 1892-1965; title: La Grande Jatte interpreted since 1980; title: Fashion and irony; title: Seurat's working process: the compositional evolution of La Grande Jatte / Frank Zuccari, Allison Langley; title: La Grande Jatte: a study of the materials and technique / Inge Fiedler; title: Rejuvenating Seurat's palette using color and imaging science: a simulation / Roy S. Berns; title: The park in the museum: the making of an icon / Neil Harris.