Eakins Revealed: The Secret Life of an American ArtistOxford University Press, 1 mei 2005 - 608 pagina's Thomas Eakins is widely considered one of the great American painters, an artist whose uncompromising realism helped move American art from the Victorian era into the modern age. He is also acclaimed as a paragon of integrity, one who stood up for his artistic beliefs even when they brought him personal and professional difficulty--as when he was fired from the Pennsylvania Academy of Art for removing a model's loincloth in a drawing class. Yet beneath the surface of Eakins's pictures is a sense of brooding unease and latent violence--a discomfort voiced by one of his sitters who said his portrait "decapitated" her. In Eakins Revealed, art historian Henry Adams examines the dark side of Eakins's life and work, in a startling new biography that will change our understanding of this American icon. Based on close study of Eakins's work and new research in the Bregler papers, a major collection never fully mined by scholars, this volume shows Eakins was not merely uncompromising, but harsh and brutal both in his personal life and in his painting. Adams uncovers the bitter personal feuds and family tragedies surrounding Eakins--his mother died insane and his niece committed suicide amid allegations that Eakins had seduced her--and documents the artist's tendency toward psychological abuse and sexual harassment of those around him. This provocative book not only unveils new facts about Eakins's life; more important, it makes sense, for the first time, of the enigmas of his work. Eakins Revealed promises to be a controversial biography that will attract readers inside and outside the art world, and fascinate anyone concerned with the mystery of artistic genius. |
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... Eakins was a criminal he committed the perfect crime, not only escaping punishment, but being transformed by his supporters into a role model, a moral exemplar. Eakins also began to figure in critical discussion, such as.
... Eakins was a criminal he committed the perfect crime, not only escaping punishment, but being transformed by his supporters into a role model, a moral exemplar. Eakins also began to figure in critical discussion, such as.
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The Secret Life of an American Artist Henry Adams. Eakins also began to figure in critical discussion, such as the columns of Helen Henderson in the Philadelphia Inquirer, who made a point of featuring his work. The most significant ...
The Secret Life of an American Artist Henry Adams. Eakins also began to figure in critical discussion, such as the columns of Helen Henderson in the Philadelphia Inquirer, who made a point of featuring his work. The most significant ...
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... figure. It represented the first time that Eakins's paintings had been gathered as a group, and thus the first time that the full extent of his artistic accomplishment became apparent. Even for his small circle of admirers, the show ...
... figure. It represented the first time that Eakins's paintings had been gathered as a group, and thus the first time that the full extent of his artistic accomplishment became apparent. Even for his small circle of admirers, the show ...
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The Secret Life of an American Artist Henry Adams. kind of archetypal father figure. The art historian William Gerdts ... figures who were deserving of monumental scholarship.”15 But Goodrich also actively supported living artists. He ...
The Secret Life of an American Artist Henry Adams. kind of archetypal father figure. The art historian William Gerdts ... figures who were deserving of monumental scholarship.”15 But Goodrich also actively supported living artists. He ...
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... figures are celebrated. At the time, however, their work lacked patronage and support. Most American collectors focused on European art, whether by the old masters or the moderns. The most energetic figure promoting American work, the ...
... figures are celebrated. At the time, however, their work lacked patronage and support. Most American collectors focused on European art, whether by the old masters or the moderns. The most energetic figure promoting American work, the ...
Inhoudsopgave
Life and Art | 131 |
The Case of Thomas Eakins | 413 |
Acknowledgements | 478 |
Biographical Key | 481 |
Notes | 487 |
Bibliography | 537 |
Index | 559 |
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