Religious American Art
Introduction
This section of the Traditional Fine Arts Organization (TFAO) catalogue Topics in American Art is devoted to the topic "Religious American Art." Articles and essays specific to this topic published in TFAO's Resource Library are listed at the beginning of the section.
Following the listing of Resource Library articles and essays are links to valuable online resources found outside our website. Links may be to museums' articles about exhibits, plus much more topical information based on our online searches, plus information about offline resources including museums, DVDs, and paper-printed books, journals and articles.
Articles and essays from Resource Library in chronological order:
(above: Edward Hicks (American,
Langhorne, Pennsylvania 1780-1849 Newton, Pennsylvania), Peaceable
Kingdom, ca. 1830-32, Oil on canvas, 17 7/8 x 23 7/8
in. (45.4 x 60.6 cm. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Edgar William
and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, 1970)
To view content from other websites:
-- please click here for A to N and here for O to Z
(above, Gari Melchers, Joan of Arc, oil on canvas, 30 x 23 inches, Indianapolis Museum of Art. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)
For a list of:
-- recurring religious theme exhibitions please click here
-- books please click here
-- articles in paper-printed journals and magazines please click here
-- online journals and magazines please click here
-- online audio recordings and videos please click here
-- DVD/VHS videos please click here
Notes:
In 2014 TFAO published an article titled "Options for Art Exhibit Programs by Religious Institutions," by an anonymous volunteer. The article is intended to provide information to organizations considering establishing an art exhibit program within their campus.
To date, TFAO has not been able to locate significant information on American art derived from faith communities other than that for Judeo-Christian topics and information from Middle East Influences in American Art. Readers and institutions with links and materials derived from other faith communities to share with TFAO will be appreciated.
TFAO extends thanks to Fr. Jim Blaettler,
SJ and Chet Murray for suggesting information for this topic and to Gayle
Larkin, an artist in San Juan Capistrano, CA, for providing a reference
for this topic.
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