Nineteenth-Century American Art

by Barbara Groseclose

Book Overview

This innovative introduction examines the profession of the nineteenth-century American artist and audience reception of their work. Works of art by familiar names such as Thomas Eakins and Winslow Homer are discussed in detail within the larger arena of visual culture, as are key works by recently discovered artists such as Harriet Hosmer. The thematic approach focuses on portraiture, landscape painting, the American West, and commemorative art,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192842250
• ISBN13: 9780192842251
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.6" x 9.4"