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lu·mi·nous
/ ˈloōmənəs/
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adj.
full of or shedding light; bright or shining, esp. in the dark:
the luminous dial on his watch
a luminous glow.
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(of a person's complexion or eyes) glowing with health, vigor, or a particular emotion:
her eyes were luminous with joy.
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(of a color) very bright; harsh to the eye:
he wore luminous green socks.
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Physics
relating to light as it is perceived by the eye, rather than in terms of its actual energy.
DERIVATIVES:
lu·mi·nous·ly
adv.
lu·mi·nous·ness
n.
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Eli Wilner & Company Selected to Frame Luminism Exhibition for the National Academy Museum.
Business Wire; 8/17/2006; 700+ words
; NEW YORK -- Eli Wilner & Company, the world's largest resource for antique American and European frames has been selected to facilitate the framing for the presentation of the National Academy Museum's forthcoming exhibition Luminist Horizons: The Art and Collection of James Suydam. Opening on
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Peter Hutton: The Filmmaker as Luminist.(Critical Essay)
Magazine article from: Chicago Review; 9/22/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...The aesthetic of atmospheric luminism was grounded...in an identification...through planar divisions, atmospheric luminism spatialized time. In doing so it freed...But the "still small voice" of Luminism is also alive, not as a major influence...
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"Chop! chop!": progress in the presentation of western visual history.(frontier literature and art)
Magazine article from: The Historian; 9/22/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Sweeney, in exposing the pedigree of "luminism," a term that came into particular...production makes up concepts such as luminism is useful." (1) Sweeney's argument...nineteenth century, invented the term "luminism" to express a distinctively American...
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 "The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)")
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LET THERE BE LIGHT THE TAFT MUSEUM OF ART'S VISITING EXHIBIT FOCUSES ON THE LUMINIST PAINTERS.(Living)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 3/2/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...conventions of serene nature and poetics of luminism is "Landscape" (1850) by Asher B...movement known as the Hudson River School. Luminism is considered to be a division of the...River School had a much longer run than luminism. It began, basically, in 1825 with...
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Luminist paintings in California.(landscape painters)
Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques; 11/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...John I. H. Baur created the term "luminism" to describe it in several important...extended the discussion of American luminism into the 1960s and 1970s, leading up...catalogue. [2] The exhibition introduced luminism to a wide audience and enshrined it as...
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CINCINNATI FLAVOR SPICES UP TAFT EXHIBITION SEASON.(Living)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 5/25/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...There are some painters' works exclusively associated with luminism. But other paintings, sometimes described as luminist, are...actually works by the Hudson River painters which fit the model of luminism," Ambrosini said. Other artists in the exhibition include...
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 "Portland Press Herald (Maine)")
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Arts Planner
Newspaper article from: Portland Press Herald (Maine); 5/18/2008; ; 519 words
; ...painter Colin Barclay. In Falmouth, Barclay's "Modern Luminism" will be up through June 7. The exhibition moves to Scarborough...Colin Barclay, from the exhibition of his paintings, "Modern Luminism," at Elizabeth Moss Galleries' Falmouth location on Route...
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Shadows and Light
Newspaper article from: Seven Days; 11/21/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Tarrant Gallery, entitled "Explorations in Contemporary Luminism," translate light and shade into magnificent gradations of...Sidebar] EXHIBIT Gary Hall: "Explorations in Contemporary Luminism," photographs. Amy E. Tarrant Gallery, Flynn Center...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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Luminist landscape greats in spotlight.(Arts-Events)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 7/1/2007; 700+ words
; ...such as Frederic Church, Asher Durand and John Kensett, who also were his close friends. His significant contributions to luminism -- a branch of the Hudson River School -- are being revived by a traveling exhibition making a stop this summer at the Hyde...
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MARC HANDELMAN
Magazine article from: Artforum; 12/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...an unavoidable motif in patriotic songs including the national anthem and "God Bless America." He wants to foreground Luminism (in Bush's words from the third presidential debate, "the sunrise side, not the sunset side" of the mountain) as an...
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Luminism
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art
Luminism. Term coined c. 1950 by John Baur...atmosphere was paramount. He defined Luminism as ‘a polished and meticulous...rays’ (‘American Luminism’, Perspectives USA , autumn...
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luminism
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
luminism , American art movement of the 19th cent. Luminism was an outgrowth of the Hudson River school . In its concern for capturing the effects of light and atmosphere it is sometimes linked to impressionism . Its practitioners included Frederick...
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Light art
Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art
...x2018;Lumia’ to refer to his works, and the term Luminism is now sometimes used as an alternative to ‘Light...this usage is potentially confusing, as the term ‘Luminism’ already has other meanings in art-historical...
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John Frederick Kensett
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...following year became a member of the National Academy of Design. His delicately colored and poetic luminist landscapes (see luminism ), such as the well-known Eatons Neck, Long Island (1872), brought him fame and wealth. The Metropolitan Museum, of...
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Sanford R. Gifford
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Sanford R. Gifford 1823-80, American painter, b. Greenfield, N.Y. A major painter of the American movement known as luminism , Gifford, who was influenced by Thomas Cole early in his career, was celebrated for his atmospheric landscapes. He grew...
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