Mobility and Identity in Us Genre Painting

This book examines the portrayal of themes of boundary crossing, itinerancy, relocation, and displacement in United States genre paintings during the second half of the long nineteenth century (ca. 1860-1910).

Lacey Baradel is a historian of the art of the United States. She has taught at the University of Washington, Seattle, and at Vassar College.

Introduction 1. Mobility and Containment in Eastman Johnson's Genre Paintings 2. Mapping Enoch Wood Perry's Genre Scenes 3. Crossing Thresholds in Thomas Hovenden's Breaking Home Ties 4. Dislocation and Connection in John Sloan's Scenes of Urban Transport Conclusion