Man Made
Subtitle: Thomas Eakins and the Construction of Gilded Age Manhood (Men and Masculinity)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: August 7, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 181
ISBN-13: 9780520222090
Subjects: American studies; History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900; Individual artists; Men's studies; Painting & paintings; c 1800 to c 1900; Eakins, Thomas,; Social Science; Art and society; Art & Art Instruction; Individual Artist; Sociology; USA; Gender identity in art; Criticism; History - Realism; Art / General; Men's Studies - General; United States; 1844-1916; 19th century; Criticism and interpretation; History; Masculinity in art
First sentence: Rejecting the oriental and mythological subjects of his French mentor Jean-Leon Gerome, Eakins began his career painting the familiar people and activities of his boyhood home.