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Download PRETITLE Thomas Eakins: Art, Medicine, and Sexuality in Nineteenth-Century Philadelphia [Hardcover] POSTTITLE from 4shared, mediafire, hotfile, and mirror link (2 reviews) Author: ISBN : 9780300116557 New from $39.13 Format: PDFThe life and work of Thomas Eakins (1844–1916), America’s most celebrated portrait painter, have long generated heated controversy. In this fresh and deeply researched interpretation of the artist, Amy Werbel sets Eakins in the context of Philadelphia’s scientific, medical, and artistic communities of the 19th century, and considers his provocative behavior in the light of other well-publicized scandals of his era. This illuminating perspective provides a rich, alternative account of Eakins and casts entirely new light on his renowned paintings.
Eakins’ modern critics have described his artistic motivations and beliefs as prurient and even pathological. Werbel challenges these interpretations and suggests instead that Eakins is best understood as an 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.
Eakins’ modern critics have described his artistic motivations and beliefs as prurient and even pathological. Werbel challenges these interpretations and suggests instead that Eakins is best understood as an 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.
- Hardcover: 208 pages
- Publisher: Yale University Press; 1 edition (June 29, 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0300116551
- ISBN-13: 978-0300116557
- Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 7.9 x 9.8 inches
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Thomas Eakins: Art, Medicine, and Sexuality in Nineteenth-Century Philadelphia PDF
This is a terrific biography of a complicated and provocative artist. While not ignoring the many scandals that make the life of Thomas Eakins so interesting, Amy Werbel puts the focus of her book where it properly belongs: on the work of this wonderful artist, and on the intellectual training and traditions that contributed to it. In an entertaining and clear fashion, she deftly illustrates how Eakins's own medical study shaped his art and his unsentimental portrait style. Werbel's prose is a delight to read, and offers a compelling look at one of the nation's greatest painters. This is a gorgeous book and is highly recommended.By Frederick Lane
It's a lovely book and has beautiful colored pictures of Eakins' paintings. Most educational and informative. Need I say more?By Brad Buckner
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