Turner's Modern World Softcover Exhibition Merchandise from his birthplace of Venice

from his birthplace of Venice

Jennifer Casler Price and Nancy Edwards

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Turner's Modern World Softcover Exhibition Merchandise from his birthplace of VeniceEdited by David Blayney Brown and Amy Concannon and Sam Smiles A landmark publication positions Turner as a pioneer in depicting contemporary life in the wake of dizzying changes resulting from industrialization and modernization. This monograph is tied to the first exhibition to highlight Turner's contemporary imagery the most exceptional and distinctive aspect of his work. Rather than making claims for Turner as a proto modernist, it explores what