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Turnerian

Turnerian

9.9
A person who admires and follows J. M. W. Turner's painting style
  • noun
  • /tɜrˈnɪəriən/
: turneriano
  • As a devoted student of J. M. W. Turner, she considers herself one of the few remaining Turnerians who honor his legacy.

Examples

  • The exhibit featured works from several Turnerians who strive to emulate Turner's use of light and color in their paintings.

  • Many artists have been influenced by Turner, but only a few truly identify themselves as Turnerians.

  • In this group of one hundred, no more than five or six know the work of the Ethnic Turnerians.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The majority of these young scholars are indeed interested in the questions the Ethnic Turnerians pioneered.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Whereas the Chicago school focused on the sociology of the city, ethnic Turnerians were more concerned with the history of the frontier.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Jon Gjerde asks whether the traditional Chicago and Turnerian from-the-bottom-up schools remain relevant for contemporary immigration history.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The lineage of the ethnic Turnerians is simplest to describe.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The ethnic Turnerians, unlike most of the Chicago School sociologists, comprised a group of recent immigrant heritage.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Gjerde has done us all a service by re-evaluating the innovative work of the Ethnic Turnerians and their concepts of immigration history.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The achievements and failures of the Chicago School and the "ethnic Turnerians," the first generation of professional scholarship in their respective fields, are certainly beyond the scope of this essay.

    Academic text (1999)

Surface Forms

Turnerian singular
Turnerians plural

Morphology

Turnerian = Turner (transparent) = Turner + ian

The noun is formed by the same productive suffix '-ian' indicating a follower or admirer of the named person; this is a standard and transparent derivation.

Etymology

Turnerian as a noun comes from the name Turner and means a person who loves or copies the painter J. M. W. Turner, so a 'Turnerian' is someone who follows his style of strong light and bold colour.