Grand themes
Subtitle: Emanuel Leutze, Washington crossing the Delaware, and American history painting
By: Jochen Wierich
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: University Park, Pa
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780271050324
Subjects: History in art; Themes, motives; American Narrative painting
Other titles: Emanuel Leutze, Washington crossing the Delaware, and American history painting
Description: "Explores history painting in the United States during the middle decades of the nineteenth century, as exemplified by Emanuel Leutze's Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851). Includes the work of artists such as Daniel Huntington, Lilly Martin Spencer, and Eastman Johnson"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction. The look of history; title: The revolt against the grande machine : Emanuel Leutze at the Metropolitan Fair; title: Leutze's Storming of the Teocalli : historical struggle and the middle class; title: A republican court for the American people; title: Painting for the Union : Lilly Martin Spencer's War spirit at home; title: Eastman Johnson : low life and "high art"; title: Conclusion. History painting and the Centennial.