Thomas Eakins, the heroism of modern life /

"Why did Thomas Eakins, now considered the foremost American painter of the nineteenth century, make portraiture his main field in an era when other major artists disdained such a choice? With a rich discussion of the cultural and vocational context of the late nineteenth and early twentieth ce...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Johns, Elizabeth
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1983.
Zusammenfassung:
"Why did Thomas Eakins, now considered the foremost American painter of the nineteenth century, make portraiture his main field in an era when other major artists disdained such a choice? With a rich discussion of the cultural and vocational context of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Elizabeth Johns answers this question"--Publisher's description.
Umfang:
1 online resource (323 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780300273441
0300273444
9781400820252
1400820251
9781322949321
1322949328
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