Lefevre James Cranstone: His Life and Art

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Nineteenth-century artist Lefevre James Cranstone recorded the life and landscape of three continents. For the first time, Cranstone’s life and work in England, America and Australia are assembled into one volume. In Donald L. Smith’s book, we quickly discover a gifted artist whose work deserves world recognition. Cranstone’s watercolors, oils, crayon, pen and ink, lithographs, and engravings bring his subjects to vivid life and demonstrate his versatility with diverse media. Few painters of his time matched the ...
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Nineteenth-century artist Lefevre James Cranstone recorded the life and landscape of three continents. For the first time, Cranstone’s life and work in England, America and Australia are assembled into one volume. In Donald L. Smith’s book, we quickly discover a gifted artist whose work deserves world recognition. Cranstone’s watercolors, oils, crayon, pen and ink, lithographs, and engravings bring his subjects to vivid life and demonstrate his versatility with diverse media. Few painters of his time matched the immaculate detail of his sketches.
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John D. Rockefeller IV
Lefevre James Cranstone’s enchanting depictions of life in the mid-nineteenth century are as relevant today as they were in 1860. Cranstone mastered the art of imagery to a point where you’re certain you’ve been to that local church, small cabin or old mill in the picture. Don Smith has used his passion and knowledge to produce a remarkable tale of Cranstone’s life and art.
— Senator , West Virginia
Laura Pass Barry
Don Smith’s exhaustive search of primary source materials gleaned from institutional and private archives from around the world yields impressive results. . . . Piecing together new facts surrounding Lefevre James Cranstone’s life, [Smith] makes important discoveries into the provenance of the artist’s work. He provides insight and context . . . filling an important void in the history of nineteenth century America. [This work] . . . should be regarded as a resource for scholars and enthusiasts alike.
— Associate Curator of Prints, Maps, and Wallpaper, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Matt Wheeler
Don Smith provides a comprehensive study into the life of a hitherto overlooked Victorian artist. He brings together, for the first time, a rich and varied selection of Cranstone’s paintings sourced from institutions throughout the world.
—Curator, The Dacorum Heritage Trust Ltd., Berkhamsted, United Kingdom
Sue Welsh Reed
The refreshingly direct and informative qualities of Cranstone’s pictures are matched by Smith’s clear and straightforward text. In combination with many illustrations, it provides a vivid account of Cranstone’s life and work. . . .
—Curator of Prints and Drawings, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Thomas A. Mason
Donald L. Smith provides a needed biography of this artist and a catalog of his work. He has thoroughly researched his subject in archives, galleries, and private collections. . . . [This] study of Cranstone is highly recommended to readers and libraries with interests in history, architecture, and fine arts.
— Vice President, Indiana Historical Society Press, Indianapolis, Indiana
Travis Zeik
Don Smith has written a thoroughly researched biography of an interesting and talented artist . . . Lefevre James Cranstone, through his numerous paintings, drawings and engravings . . . has given to modern Americans a unique view of the nation on the eve of the Civil War. . . .
— Curator, Museums of Oglebay Institute, Wheeling, West Virginia
William Rasmussen
Donald Smith is to be commended for traveling to seemingly the ends of the earth to piece together this painter’s story and thereby open a window to the nineteenth century that both rewards and delights us. This book is hard to put down.
— Curator of Art, Virginia Historical Society
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781883911607
  • Publisher: Brandylane Publishers, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 6/28/2004
  • Pages: 178

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