Man Made
Thomas Eakins and the Construction of Gilded Age Manhood
Martin A. Berger(Author)
University of California Press
1st Edition
Published on 30. August 2000
Book
Hardback
182 pages
978-0-520-22208-3 (ISBN)
Description
Often censured during his lifetime for his insistence on studying and painting from the nude, Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) is now acclaimed as one of America's greatest realist painters. This book examines Eakin's art and life, illustrating how th artist used his canvases to cope with the complex requirements of Victorian gender. The author reads a series of Eakin's paintings, ranging from early to late works, giving a nuanced and elegant examination of Eakin's portrayal of white, middle-class manhood. This provocative cultural art history treats these paintings in terms of what they reveal about Eakin's own identity as well as the nation's changing ideals of manhood during the final years of the 19th century.
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Series
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Berkerley
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
8 color photographs, 43 b-w photographs
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-520-22208-3 (9780520222083)
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Person
Martin Berger teaches Art History and English at SUNY, Buffalo.