Bulliet played a central role in popularizing of modern art in the Midwestern United States, and in organizing Chicago's independent artists, who felt snubbed by the conservative tastes that dominated the Chicago Art Institute.
His first book, Robert Mantell's Romance, was published in 1918. His Apples and Madonnas (1927) gained great popularity as an introduction to modern art. Venus Castina (1928) was a pioneering work on female impersonation. The Courtesan Olympia explored relations between artists' models and mistresses. His most popular work was Art Masterpieces of the 1933 Worlds Fair Exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago (1934). His last published book was The Significant Moderns and Their Pictures (1936).
He was married to southern Indiana artist Katherine Adams Bulliet; they had one son, Leander Jackson. After the death of his first wife in 1947 he married Catherine Girdler Bulliet. C. J. Bulliet is the grandfather of historian Richard Bulliet. For a time his lover was the painter Macena Barton,[1] who once challenged his assertion that no woman had ever painted a worthwhile nude.[2]
bulliet, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, february, 2017, le. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources C J Bulliet news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Clarence Joseph Bulliet March 16 1883 October 20 1952 was an American art critic and author C J BullietBorn16 March 1883 Died20 October 1952 aged 69 Alma materIndiana University Bloomington OccupationWriter Bulliet grew up in Corydon Indiana and graduated in 1904 from Indiana University Bloomington For nine years he pursued a journalism career in the city of Indianapolis When Robert Mantell the head of a Shakespearean touring theatre company confessed that he liked Bulliet s theater reviews Bulliet offered to become his press agent Bulliet traveled in advance of the company throughout the United States and Canada during a period of nine years except for one year when he was a regional advance man publicist for D W Griffith s silent film The Birth of a Nation 1915 After a brief return to newspaper journalism in Louisville Kentucky Bulliet moved to Chicago to edit Magazine of the Art World a weekly periodical published by the Chicago Evening Post Art criticism remained his primary occupation even after the Post was assimilated by the Chicago Daily News in 1932 Bulliet played a central role in popularizing of modern art in the Midwestern United States and in organizing Chicago s independent artists who felt snubbed by the conservative tastes that dominated the Chicago Art Institute His first book Robert Mantell s Romance was published in 1918 His Apples and Madonnas 1927 gained great popularity as an introduction to modern art Venus Castina 1928 was a pioneering work on female impersonation The Courtesan Olympia explored relations between artists models and mistresses His most popular work was Art Masterpieces of the 1933 Worlds Fair Exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago 1934 His last published book was The Significant Moderns and Their Pictures 1936 He was married to southern Indiana artist Katherine Adams Bulliet they had one son Leander Jackson After the death of his first wife in 1947 he married Catherine Girdler Bulliet C J Bulliet is the grandfather of historian Richard Bulliet For a time his lover was the painter Macena Barton 1 who once challenged his assertion that no woman had ever painted a worthwhile nude 2 See also editList of critics List of people from IndianaReferences edit HJB Hjbltd com Retrieved 2017 02 27 Macena Barton Artist Fine Art Prices Auction Records for Macena Barton Askart com Retrieved 2017 02 27 External links editC J Bulliet papers ca 1888 1959 at the Archives of American Art Works by or about C J Bulliet at Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title C J Bulliet amp oldid 1217522912, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
