Stephen Crane and Painting
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2732545 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joseph J Kwiat (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1952 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 331 |
| Publication date | 1952-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0678 • E-ISSN: 1080-6490 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3031417 |
| OpenAlex | W2325842668 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
STEPHEN CRANE, John Berryman flatly states in his recent book,' owes nothing whatever, apparently, to painting. Berryman denies H. G. Wells's claim that the novelist was influenced by painters in his use of color, and he informs us that Crane knew, by the way, few painters-Linson, Jerome Myers, later Ryder; mostly illustrators.2 These statements may be challenged on several counts.3 It is doubtful what Mr. Berryman means by real painters. It is not possible to differentiate sharply between painters and illustrators in that period; Corwin K. Linson, for example, was an illustrator as well as a painter. And it is not clear what Berryman's general sources are or how much information he possesses concerning Crane's knowledge of Myers and Ryder. There is evidence, however, that Crane knew graphic artists very early in his career and that this experience was reflected in his newspaper writings in two ways: in his utilization of the image of the artist as subject and in his painterly stylistic devices. Crane, furthermore, discussed how important it was for the writer to be honest and independent, and he associated these attitudes with graphic artists and with the problems of what he considered to be a closely allied art form. Finally, Crane explicitly compared his own general literary intentions with the technical and philosophical implications of what the French Impressionists, as he conceived them, were attempting in color
Art · Art history · Painting · Visual arts · Photography and Visual Culture · Visual Culture and Art Theory
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1954 - 2023 (70) |
| Highly cited | No |