Thomas Eakins and the uses of history
By: Akela Reason.
Contributors: Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780812241983
Subjects: Eakins, Thomas, -- 1844-1916 -- Criticism and interpretation; History in art
Description: "Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) was one of America's foremost painters and a highly respected sculptor, photographer, and fine arts teacher. He is often celebrated for his realist depictions of contemporary life in late nineteenth-century Philadelphia. Yet, in addition to his iconic paintings of rowers, doctors, and wrestlers, he completed a number of works that reflected his deep and abiding interest in the historical past. [book title] is the first book to examine the artist's lifelong fascination with historical themes. [author] delves deeply into unpublished letters, diaries of friends and contemporaries, and period newspapers to offer new insights into this aspect of the artist's career."--Book jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: William Rush and the history of art; title: Thomas Eakins and the colonial revival; title: Reenacting the antique; title: Behold the man : Eakins' Crucifixion; title: Collaboration and commemoration in public sculpture; title: Conclusion. Rush revisited : Eakins as old master.