Thomas Eakins
Subtitle: Art, Medicine, and Sexuality in Nineteenth-Century Philadelphia
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: June 29, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780300116557
Subjects: History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900; Individual artists; Painting & paintings; Portraits in art; Psychology; Art & Art Instruction; USA; General; Art / General; History; 19th century; Artists; Attitudes; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Philadelphia (Pa.); Physicians; Social life and customs
Description: "Modern critics of Eakins have described his artistic motivations and beliefs as prurient and even pathological. Amy Werbel challenges these interpretations and suggests instead that Eakins is best understood as a socially progressive artist and teacher devoted to an exacting and profound study of the human body, to equality for women and men, and to middle-class meritocratic and Quaker philosophies." "Anchored by a wealth of archival material, this book persuasively counters recent sensationalized portrayals of Eakins and is essential reading for anyone interested in nineteenth-century American art and cultural history."--Jacket.