The Paris letters of Thomas Eakins
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書誌事項
The Paris letters of Thomas Eakins
Princeton University Press, c2009
- : hardcover
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注記
Bibliography: p. [331]-332
Includes index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
The most revealing and interesting writings of American artist Thomas Eakins are the letters he sent to family and friends while he was a student in Paris between 1866 and 1870. This book presents all these letters in their entirety for the first time; in fact, this is the first edition of Eakins's correspondence from the period. Edited and annotated by Eakins authority William Innes Homer, this book provides a treasure trove of new information, revealing previously hidden facets of Eakins's personality, providing a much richer picture of his artistic development, and casting fresh light on his debated psychosexual makeup. The book is illustrated with the small, gemlike drawings Eakins included in his correspondence, as well as photographs and paintings. In these letters, Eakins speaks openly and frankly about human relationships, male companionship, marriage, and women. In vivid, charming, and sometimes comic detail, he describes his impressions of Paris--from the training he received in the studio of Jean-Leon Gerome to the museums, concerts, and popular entertainments that captured his imagination.
And he discusses with great insight contemporary aesthetic and scientific theories, as well as such unexpected subjects as language structure, musical composition, and ice-skating technique. Also published here for the first time are the letters and notebook Eakins wrote in Spain following his Paris sojourn. This long-overdue volume provides an indispensable portrait of a great American artist as a young man.
目次
Acknowledgments ix Introduction: Thomas Eakins: The Artist and His Letters 1 Chapter 1: 1866 9 Chapter 2: 1867 79 Chapter 3: 1868 187 Chapter 4: 1869 237 Chapter 5: 1870 293 Chapter 6: The Spanish Notebook (1870) 299 Chapter 7: Letters & Theories after 1870: A Summary 309 Collection Code Key 321 List of Owners of Thomas Eakins Letters 323 Selected Bibliography 331 Index 333 Letter Credits and Permissions 341
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