Picturing Thoreau - Henry David Thoreau in American Visual Culture

This book examines 30 portraits of Henry David Thoreau that were done by American artists between 1854 and the present day. Although Thoreau's features have been "used" in a bewildering variety of ways to convey a host of messages, there is a remarkable consistency and relevance for us today, in what he was trying to convey to his fellow Americans.

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By Mark W. Sullivan

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This book examines 30 portraits of Henry David Thoreau that were done by American artists between 1854 and the present day. Although Thoreau's features have been "used" in a bewildering variety of ways to convey a host of messages, there is a remarkable consistency and relevance for us today, in what he was trying to convey to his fellow Americans.

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• Autori: Mark W Sullivan, Mark W. Sullivan, Sullivan Mark W.
• Editore: Lexington Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.04.2017
• EAN: 9781498511032
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-1103-2
• Pagine: 240
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Altro; USA, ART / Subjects & Themes / Portraits, ART / History / General, ART / American / General, History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, History of Art, History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -, United States of America, USA, Portraits in art, Portraits and self-portraiture in art