Spring 2020 (6.1) Archives - Panorama

Features

An early 20th-century automobile with five passengers is parked in Forest Park, St. Louis, with the Francis P. Blair Jr. Monument visible behind it.

Historical Memory, Reconciliation, and the Shaping of the Postbellum Landscape: The Civil War Monuments of Forest Park, St. Louis

June 16, 2020 / Feature Article

In the Round

The Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama, features a curved black granite wall inscribed with a Martin Luther King Jr. quote and a circular water table listing names of civil rights martyrs.

“Little of Artistic Merit?”: The Art of the American South

Naomi Slipp

An 1864 painting, "The Burial of Latane," depicts white women and enslaved people burying a Confederate officer, illustrating the "loyal slave" trope central to the Lost Cause

“Whatever is un-Virginian is Wrong!”: The Loyal Slave Trope in Civil War Richmond and the Origins of the Lost Cause

Rachel Stephens

Dr. Louis Charles Roudanez, an Afro-Creole leader and founder of the New Orleans Tribune.

The Architects of Reconstruction: Alcès Family Portraits as Emblems of Afro-Creole Leadership

Wendy Castenell

An illustration depicts a statue heavily covered in green vines with an outstretched arm, alongside the text "Defunct Monument I Racism" in the top left corner.

Confederate Monuments: Southern Heritage or Southern Art?

Sarah Beetham

A pencil drawing on aged paper depicts a decorative border design featuring stylized oak leaves and acorns, signed "E.P. Vance 1900."

Woman’s Work: A Confluence of Education, Design, and Craft

Elyse D. Gerstenecker

Patty Willis's painting of a vibrant, stylized apple tree laden with red fruit and white blossoms, set against rolling Appalachian hills.

The Modernist Appalachian Aesthetic: The Art of Patty Willis

Alison Printz

An abstract painting features a solid red upper section above a black line with flame-like shapes, which sits atop a textured field of vertical blue and white stripes.

Questions of Texas: Avant Garde and Outlier

Melissa L. Mednicov

Research Notes

The adobe studio-house of Georgia O'Keeffe, with large windows reflecting an orange sunset over a desert landscape.

A “Studio-House” for Georgia O’Keeffe

Rovang, Sarah

A portrait of a 19th-century woman, likely a literary figure, seated with an open book.

A Portrait on the Move: Photography, Literature, and Transatlantic Exchanges in the Nineteenth Century

Katherine Mintie

A black and white photograph shows an exhibition space for "Twentieth Century Engineering" at the Museum of Modern Art, featuring large prints of bridges and other structures displayed on dark walls.

“The Bulk of the Best Visible Things”: Judd’s Review of Twentieth Century Engineering at the Museum of Modern Art

Susanneh Bieber

Bully Pulpit

A trompe l'oeil painting depicts a taxidermied green parrot with a yellow head, appearing behind painted broken glass, with a handwritten French note detailing its South American origin and life in Paris

Maggie M. Cao

What is the Place of Empire in the History of American Art?

Two men sit on a couch, one pointing at the viewer and the other wearing a gold mouth spreader, with an image of old dentures overlaid in the upper right corner.

Anna Arabindan-Kesson

Seeing Empire

An oval still life painting depicts a white fruit bowl overflowing with pineapple, apples, oranges, lemons, and bananas, next to a glass bowl of strawberries, a silver sugar bowl, and cutlery on a

Shana Klein

Be Fruitful and Multiply: Food, National Expansion, and the Art of Empire

Frederic Remington's 1898 painting depicts the Charge of the Rough Riders at San Juan Hill, with soldiers advancing across a grassy field under fire.

Taína Caragol, Kate Clarke Lemay

Imperial Visions and Revisions

A 19th-century "Letras y Figuras" painting by Jose Honorato Lozano depicts scenes of daily life in the Philippines, with figures and landscapes forming the words "

Florina H. Capistrano-Baker

Inside the Outsider’s Gaze

A black and white stereograph shows an American soldier, identified as "Washington 'Johnnie'," sitting on a statue of a "Church Saint" in Manila, Philippines, holding a rifle.

J. M. Mancini

Enacting Empire: War and the History of American Art

A monochrome portrait of a woman with dark hair and a necklace is embedded in a circular recess within a dark, mottled material.

Stacy L. Kamehiro

Empire and US Art History from an Oceanic Visual Studies Perspective

Book Reviews

An illustration depicts American colonists pulling down the equestrian statue of King George III in New York.

Iconoclasm in New York: Revolution to Reenactment

Caroline Culp

Cover art for "The Commerce of Vision" depicts a painting of three men in an interior, one of whom is reflected in a mirror wearing spectacles and reading a newspaper titled "THE SPY."

The Commerce of Vision: Optical Culture and Perception in Antebellum America

Catherine Holochwost

The memorial building at the Normandy American Cemetery in France, featuring carved reliefs of soldiers and eagles, and patriotic inscriptions.

Triumph of the Dead: American World War II Cemeteries, Monuments, and Diplomacy in France

Akela Reason

Cover for 'A Generous Vision: The Creative Life of Elaine de Kooning' featuring a portrait of the artist.

A Generous Vision: The Creative Life of Elaine de Kooning

Simona Čupić

A folk art drawing by Bill Traylor depicts blue and dark stick figures on and around a blue house, with the text "BETWEEN WORLDS" in the upper left.

Between Worlds: The Art of Bill Traylor

Aleesa Pitchamarn Alexander

The title "Against Our Will" in cream serif text on a textured red background.

Against Our Will: Sexual Trauma in American Art Since 1970

Lesley Shipley

A collage of historical black and white photos featuring students studying in dorm rooms and an exterior view of a university dormitory building.

Living on Campus: An Architectural History of the American Dormitory

Mary R. Springer

An aerial view of the New York City skyline, featuring One World Trade Center and the Statue of Liberty in the distance.

Sculpture in Gotham: Art and Urban Renewal in New York City

Marin R. Sullivan

Exhibition Reviews

A Rufus Porter landscape painting depicts a wide body of water with islands, houses, boats, and prominent trees framing the scene.

Rufus Porter’s Curious World: Art and Invention in America, 1815–1860

Diana Jocelyn Greenwold

An art gallery with light gray walls showcases American folk art, including weathervanes shaped like a rooster, bull, and horses, alongside framed portraits and paintings.

Edith Halpert and the Rise of American Art

Eliza Butler

A large exhibition sign for "Edward Hopper and the American Hotel" hangs in a modern gallery, featuring a vertical light-up arrow spelling "HOTEL" next to a banner reading "EDWARD HOP

Edward Hopper and the American Hotel

Lee Ann Custer

A painting by David Park depicts several musicians performing in a jazz band, seen from behind and the side.

David Park: A Retrospective

Alan Pocaro

Three artworks by Nicholas Galanin are displayed on a white wall: a framed print of a carved wooden mask, a framed print of wood shavings, and a sculptural piece with long dark hair.

Nicholas Galanin: Everything We’ve Ever Been, Everything We Are Right Now

Karín Aguilar-San Juan

Talk Back

The word 'PANORAMA' in bold white capital letters on a black background, with 'PANO' on the first line and 'RAMA' on the second.

Talk Back: Responses to “Isn’t It Time for Art History to Go Public?”

Derrick R. Cartwright, Jayne Cole, Laura A. Macaluso, Kelli Morgan