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Cozzolino, Robert, 1970-

George Tooker / Robert Cozzolino, Marshall N. Price, M. Melissa Wolfe ; contributing authors, Anna C. Chave, Thomas H. Garver, Jonathan Weinberg.

London : Merrell, 2008.

191 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm

"George Tooker first came to prominence for imaginative visions that expressed the uncertainty of the Cold War era. Over the past sixty years, using his own particular blend of figuration and abstraction, he has continued to create radiantly illuminated yet disquieting images. Imbued with moral, spiritual, and sensual power, they quietly demonstrate his passion for issues of social equality, and have garnered admiration from critics and peers alike for their acuity and virtuoso technique." "This book, the first representative overview of Tooker's work for thirty years, provides a much-deserved and comprehensive examination of the scope of his art. In essays comprising new research and offering fresh insights, it explores his passion for composition, his spirituality and his exploration of identity. Featuring superb reproductions of more than eighty of the artist's timeless images, the book also enables readers to see the unexpected ways in which Tooker's work echoes what has been considered avant garde in American art and to appreciate the depth of his resonant, prescient imagery. A major new study of one of America's most influential modern painters, George Tooker celebrates the lifetime achievement of an artist whose work subtly challenges conventional prejudices and captures the essential mystery at the heart of the human experience."--Jacket.

Tooker, George -- Exhibitions.

Tooker, George -- Criticism and interpretation.

Tooker, George -- Catalogues raisonnés.

Exhibition catalogs.

Price, Marshall N.

Wolfe, M. Melissa, 1963-

Columbus Museum of Art.

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

National Academy/Museum and School of Fine Arts.

Published in association with the Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio.

"Published on the occasion of the exhibition George Tooker: a retrospective, National Academy Museum, New York, October 2, 2008-January 4, 2009; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, January 30-April 5, 2009; Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio, May 1-September 6, 2009"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

On the art of George Tooker / Thomas H. Garver -- George Tooker : a biography / M. Melissa Wolfe -- Tooker and company : identity and community in the early work / Jonathan Weinberg -- From anxiety to agape : George Tooker and the human condition / Marshall N. Price -- Framing imagery : at the intersection of geometry and the social / Anna C. Chave -- Between paradise and purgatory : George Tooker's modern icons / Robert Cozzolino.

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