American Paintings of the Eighteenth Century
Download or Read eBook American Paintings of the Eighteenth Century PDF written by National Gallery of Art (U.S.) and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : National Gallery of Art (U.S.) |
| Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
| Total Pages | : 454 |
| Release | : 1995 |
| ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015031876363 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis American Paintings of the Eighteenth Century by : National Gallery of Art (U.S.)
Book excerpt: The energy and optimism of the new nation are abundantly apparent in this catalogue. It features some of the icons of American art, such as John Singleton Copley's The Copley Family and Gilbert Stuart's portraits of the first five presidents. Numerous paintings, including Benjamin West's Colonel Guy Johnson and Karonghyontye (Captain David Hill), are discussed from a new perspective, the result of information culled from letters, wills, and other previously unpublished documents. The author offers new interpretations of some works, among them Charles Willson Peale's portrait of the Baltimore couple Benjamin and Eleanor Ridgely Laming. The volume is richly illustrated, with carefully selected comparative illustrations.
