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The Genius of Gilbert Stuart, Dorinda Evans, 1999, 1st, HC, American Painters,
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- Ex Libris
- No
- Era
- 1700s
- Original Language
- English
- Signed
- No
- Vintage
- Yes
- Personalized
- No
- Features
- First Print, Hardcover, Full-color
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- Edition
- First Edition
- Personalize
- No
- Inscribed
- No
- ISBN
- 9780691059457
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691059454
ISBN-13
9780691059457
eBay Product ID (ePID)
494227
Product Key Features
Book Title
Genius of Gilbert Stuart
Number of Pages
216 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Individual Artists / General
Publication Year
1999
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
45.1 Oz
Item Length
11 in
Item Width
8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
98-030706
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
"At last, we have a modern art history of the most gifted, significant, and influential artist of the Federal period. . . . The book pulls a universally admired artist out of the shadows and should be the authoritative source for the future." --Paul Staiti, Mount Holyoke College, "Ms. Evans follows Stuart's career, commenting simply and sensibly on possible influences and the development of his increasingly subtle technique. . . . Perhaps the most notable point about Stuart is his ambition, in which he succeeded, to convey the sitter's blood and breath and spiritual animation through the motionless surface of paint and canvas." --Phoebe-Lou Adams, The Atlantic Monthly, Ms. Evans follows Stuart's career, commenting simply and sensibly on possible influences and the development of his increasingly subtle technique. . . . Perhaps the most notable point about Stuart is his ambition, in which he succeeded, to convey the sitter's blood and breath and spiritual animation through the motionless surface of paint and canvas., Ms. Evans follows Stuart's career, commenting simply and sensibly on possible influences and the development of his increasingly subtle technique. . . . Perhaps the most notable point about Stuart is his ambition, in which he succeeded, to convey the sitter's blood and breath and spiritual animation through the motionless surface of paint and canvas. ---Phoebe-Lou Adams, The Atlantic Monthly
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
759.13 B
Synopsis
Gilbert Stuart was probably the most gifted American portraitist of the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries. He is best known for his "Athenaeum" portrait of George Washington, which is today a national icon. In this book, Dorinda Evans combines a wealth of original insights with revealing new documentation to present a long-needed, scholarly treatment of Stuart's life and influential work. Evans begins by tracing Stuart's early years and artistic beginnings in Rhode Island. She follows him to London, where he rose to prominence among such artistic luminaries as Sir Joshua Reynolds and Benjamin West. She then examines his career in the United States, where he became the favored portraitist for the country's leading citizens. In assessing Stuart's artistic importance, Evans argues that his 1796 "Athenaeum" portrait of Washington--the most recognized likeness of the president--was a landmark in the expression of contemporary ideas about moral strength. More generally, she shows that Stuart's painting reflected a genius for interpreting the sitter's personality and a growing awareness of painting's public role in conveying uplifting messages about social dignity and virtue. She challenges the view that his later paintings show a decline, revealing many as concerned with expressing the human soul in a fresh and naturalistic way. Evans also explores Stuart's private life, discounting recent portrayals of him as an outcast and a confidence trickster. She concludes that his notoriously erratic behavior, which veered from prolonged lethargy to reckless activity and extravagance, was a sign of manic-depressive illness. Evans gathered information about Stuart from a wide variety of previously untapped sources, including unpublished interviews with the artist that shed new light on controversies over his portraits of Washington and Thomas Jefferson. The book presents not only Stuart's most famous pictures--including The Skater and his portraits of early American presidents--but also many paintings never before published. Meticulously researched, elegantly written, and richly illustrated, The Genius of Gilbert Stuart will become the standard account of one of America's most important early artists.
LC Classification Number
ND1329.S7E94 1999
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