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European Paintings and Sculpture from Joslyn Art Museum Hardcover

Taylor J. Acosta Ed. and Amy Morris

This richly illustrated volume presents 100 artworks from the collection, dating from the 13th century to the 20th century and representing many of the most important artists, schools, and styles of European art history. Noted scholars and specialists examine these works while considering artist biography, practice and technique, and cultural and historical contexts. An essay by Taylor J. Acosta, Ph.D., Joslyn’s Associate Curator of European Art, offers a history of the arts in Omaha and the formation of the Museum’s European collection.
Pat: End of Life Drawings

Norman Gilbert, Mark A. Gilbert, June Andrews, and Kenneth Rockwood

Collection of art by Norman Gilbert on his spouse, Pat, at the end of her life.
Witness: The Art of Samuel Bak

The Sam and Frances Fried Holocaust & Genocide Academy, The Schwalb Center for Israel & Jewish Studies, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Pucker Gallery, Mark Celinscak, and Amy Morris

Essays on the works included in the temporary exhibit Witness: The Art of Samuel Bak hosted by the University of Nebraska at Omaha Weber Fine Arts Gallery

Weber Fine Arts Building UNO Art Gallery University of Nebraska at Omaha 6505 University Drive South Omaha, NE 68182 Opening Reception 4 September 2019 From 4:00pm to 6:00pm Gallery Hours Monday . 10am–4pm Tuesday . 10am–4pm Wednesday. 10am–4pm, 7–9pm Thursday. 10am–4pm Friday . Closed Saturday. Closed Sunday. 11am–2pm Exhibition Dates 3 September–14 November 2019

Forward: written by Mark Celinscak, Program Chair, Executive Director of the Sam and Frances Fried Holocaust and Genocide Academy at UNO, and UNO Department of History

Retrieve and Witness: the Art of Samuel Bak written by Amy Morris

Surviving Children Found in the Rubble written by Mark Celinscak, Program Chair, Executive Director of the Sam and Frances Fried Holocaust and Genocide Academy at UNO, and UNO Department of History
Die Klage des Künstlers: Krise und Umbruch von der Reformation bis um 1800 (The Artist's Lament: Crisis and upheaval from the Reformation to around 1800)

Andreas Tacke, Bridget Ulrike Münch, Markwart Herzog, Sylvia Heudecker, and Amy Morris

The chapter titled "The Artist's Lament in Early Modern Germany: Complaint or Self-Promotion?" is written by University of Nebraska at Omaha professor, Dr. Amy Morris.

Translated from German:

The Artist's Lament
Crisis and upheaval from the Reformation to around 1800

Art History Forum Irsee, Volume 2
Ed. Markwart Herzog and Sylvia Heudecker (Schwabenakademie Irsee), Birgit Ulrike Münch and Andreas Tacke (artifex)

The Artist's Complaint. The proverbial ›unprofitable art‹ has always led to complaints from artists, since it was not easy for many to assert themselves on the art market, just as it is today. To a much greater extent, the living and working world of the pre-modern artist was shaped by far-reaching crises and upheavals. The Reformation, the Thirty Years' War, the division of the Netherlands or epidemics should be considered here in particular. This volume poses the question of how the artist behaved in times of crisis and which strategies he pursued in order to adapt to the new situation. What role did migration play or how did the change of denomination and location take place? For the first time, the international circle of authors dealt with the interesting question of how the artist's lawsuit was articulated and formulated and in which framework it circulated under different premises. In addition to written sources of artists' complaints, such as complaints to the city council, there are also numerous visualized forms of artists' complaints, such as paintings, flyers or caricatures, which have not yet been brought into a research context.

Original German Text:

Die Klage des Künstlers
Krise und Umbruch von der Reformation bis um 1800

Kunsthistorisches Forum Irsee, Band 2
Hrsg. v. Markwart Herzog und Sylvia Heudecker (Schwabenakademie Irsee), Birgit Ulrike Münch und Andreas Tacke (artifex)

Die Klage des Künstlers. Die sprichwörtliche ›brotlose Kunst‹ hat zu allen Zeiten zur Klage von Künstlerinnen und Künstlern geführt, war es doch früher ebenso wie heute für viele nicht leicht, sich auf dem Kunstmarkt zu behaupten. Noch in weitaus stärkerem Maße war die Lebens- und Arbeitswelt des vormodernen Künstlers von tiefgreifenden Krisen und Umwälzungen geprägt. Hier ist insbesondere an die Reformation, den Dreißigjährigen Krieg, die Teilung der Niederlande oder an Epidemien zu denken. Der vorliegende Band stellt die Frage, wie sich der Künstler in Zeiten der Krise verhielt und welche Strategien er verfolgte, um sich auf die neue Situation einzustellen. Welche Rolle spielte Migration oder wie gestalteten sich Konfessions- und Ortswechsel? Der internationale Autorenkreis behandelt erstmals unter unterschiedlichen Prämissen die interessante Frage, wie die Künstlerklage artikuliert und formuliert worden ist und in welchem Rahmen sie zirkulierte. Neben schriftlichen Quellen der Künstlerklage, etwa Beschwerden beim Rat der Stadt, finden sich auch zahlreiche, jedoch bislang nicht in einen Forschungszusammenhang gebrachte visualisierte Formen der Künstlerklage, etwa in Form von Gemälden, Flugblättern oder Karikaturen.
Milton Wolsky: Illustrating an Omaha Modern Artist

University of Nebraska at Omaha, Amy Morris, Dennise Aguirre, Sarah Thomas, Kathryn Baker, Sara Bihlmaier, Amanda Defazio, and Leah Strong

This book corresponds to the temporary exhibit, Milton Wolsky: Illustrating an Omaha Modern Artist at the University of Nebraska at Omaha Weber Fine Arts Gallery.

Introduction: Curating Wolsky by Dr. Amy Morris

Remembering Milton Wolsky: Interview with Patrick Drickey Written by Dennise Aguirre

Discovering Milton Wolsky: Interview with Norma Hilt Written by Dennise Aguirre

Biography by Sarah Thomas

Wolsky as Military Artist by Kathryn Baker

Wolsky as Illustrator by Sara Bihlmaier

Wolsky as Modern Artist by Amanda Defazio

Wolsky as Collector by Leah Strong
Mary Magdalene, Iconographic Studies from the Middle Ages to the Baroque

Michelle Erhardt and Amy Morris

Series: Studies in Religion and the Arts, Volume: 7

Volume Editors: Michelle Erhardt and Amy Morris (University of Nebraska at Omaha professor) Mary Magdalene, Iconographic Studies from the Middle Ages to the Baroque examines the iconographic inventions in Magdalene imagery and the contextual factors that shaped her representation in visual art from the fourteenth to the seventeenth centuries. Unique to other saints in the medieval lexicon, images of Mary Magdalene were altered over time to satisfy the changing needs of her patrons as well as her audience. By shedding light on the relationship between the Magdalene and her patrons, both corporate and private, as well as the religious institutions and regions where her imagery is found, this anthology reveals the flexibility of the Magdalene’s character in art and, in essence, the reinvention of her iconography from one generation to the next.
Push Me, Pull You: Imaginative, Emotional, Physical, and Spatial Interaction in Late Medieval and Renaissance Art

Sarah Blick Ed., Laura Gelfand Ed., and Amy Morris

Late Medieval and Renaissance art was surprisingly pushy; its architecture demanded that people move through it in prescribed patterns, its sculptures played elaborate games alternating between concealment and revelation, while its paintings charged viewers with imaginatively moving through them. Viewers wanted to interact with artwork in emotional and/or performative ways. This inventive and personal interface between viewers and artists sometimes conflicted with the Church’s prescribed devotional models, and in some cases it complemented them. Artists and patrons responded to the desire for both spontaneous and sanctioned interactions by creating original ways to amplify devotional experiences. The authors included here study the provocation and the reactions associated with medieval and Renaissance art and architecture. These essays trace the impetus towards interactivity from the points of view of their creators and those who used them.
Encyclopedia of Medieval Pilgrimage

Larissa Juliet Taylor Ed. and Amy Morris

The Encyclopedia of Medieval Pilgrimage is an interdisciplinary reference work, giving wide coverage of the role of travel in medieval religious life. Dealing with the period 300-1500 A.D., it offers both basic data on as broad a range of European pilgrimage as possible and clearly written, self-contained introductions to the general questions of pilgrimage research.

Despite widespread modern interest in medieval pilgrimage and related issues, no comprehensive work of this type exists and it will be of interest to scholars and students for personal and academic use. Local sites of pilgrimage are represented in this work as well as the main routes to Rome, Jerusalem and Santiago. Written and material sources relating to pilgrimage are used to illustrate aspects of medieval society, from brewing, book production and the trade in relics, to the development of the towns, art, architecture and literature which pilgrimage engendered. The Encyclopedia of Medieval Pilgrimage will serve as the main starting point for any serious study of this phenomenon.

The Encyclopedia of Medieval Pilgrimage is published in English in one illustrated volume of 550,000 words in 435 signed entries, and is compiled and written by over 180 contributors from Europe and North America. Entries are present alphabetically under headwords, with cross-references, maps, black-and-white illustrations, an editorial introduction and lists of theme and keywords.
Here I Am and Nowhere Else: Portraits of Care

Mark A. Gilbert

Trade paperback. Art exhibition catalog. Light wear. Seller Inventory # 382030