In the Shade of the Pine: Artists, Writers, and Trees in America, 1825-1876

In the Shade of the Pine: Artists, Writers, and Trees in America, 1825-1876 - Hardcover

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In the Shade of the Pine: Artists, Writers, and Trees in America, 1825-1876
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In the Shade of the Pine: Artists, Writers, and Trees in America, 1825-1876 - Hardcover

In the Shade of the Pine: Artists, Writers, and Trees in America, 1825-1876 - Hardcover

by Christiana Payne
$64.80
$64.80

Book Overview

by Christiana Payne (Author)

In recent years, there has been a growing recognition of the importance of trees both as allies in the fight against climate change and as sources of emotional well-being. In nineteenth-century America, against a backdrop of accelerating deforestation much like today's, writers and artists found emotional solace and symbolic meaning in the woods, identifying trees as a civic and spiritual good in need of preservation.

In the Shade of the Pine: Artists, Writers, and Trees in America, 1825-1876 explores the significance of trees in the visual and literary imagination of mid-nineteenth-century America through the work of seven artists and writers: Thomas Cole's explorations of the Catskills; Albert Bierstadt's portrayal of the splendid trees of California, including the ancient giant sequoias; the paintings and drawings of Asher Brown Durand and Frederic Edwin Church; the photographs of William James Stillman; and the environmental writings of Susan Fenimore Cooper and Henry David Thoreau.

This richly illustrated volume shows the unique influence the ecology of their land had on the emotional and intellectual landscapes of a generation. In their careful study of the woods--the beauty of trees, their practical importance to human beings and other living creatures, and the power of the forest to confer spiritual and emotional benefits--these artists and writers laid the groundwork for an ecological consciousness that remains vitally relevant today.

Author Biography

Christiana Payne, professor emerita of history of art at Oxford Brookes University, has published several books on eighteenth- and nineteenth-century British art, including Silent Witnesses: Trees in British Art, 1760-1870. She has curated fifteen exhibitions and displays, most recently Landscape and Imagination: From Gardens to Land Art (Compton Verney, Warwickshire, UK).

Number of Pages: 214
Dimensions: 0.72 x 8.59 x 7.81 IN
Publication Date: May 22, 2026
ISBN9781682262887
Author Christiana Payne
PublisherUniversity of Arkansas Press
GenreArts and History
FormatHardcover
PublishedMay 2026
LanguageENG- English
Pages214
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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