Thomas Eakins and the Uses of History

Informationen zum Autor Akela Reason teaches art history at Georgia State University. Klappentext Akela Reason teaches art history at Georgia State University. Zusammenfassung The first book-length study to explore the Philadelphia realist artist's lifelong fascination with historical themes! this examination of Eakins reveals that he envisioned his artistic legacy in terms different from those by which twentieth-century art historians have typically defined his art. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Introduction Chapter 1. William Rush and the History of Art Chapter 2. Thomas Eakins and the Colonial Revival Chapter 3. Reenacting the Antique Chapter 4. Behold the Man: Eakins's Crucifixion Chapter 5. Collaboration and Commemoration in Public Sculpture Conclusion. Rush Revisited: Eakins as Old Master Notes Index Acknowledgments

Product details

• Authors: Akela Reason
• Publisher: University of pennsylvania pr
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.04.2010
• EAN: 9780812241983
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-4198-3
• No. of pages: 232
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history