
Portrait
A Life of Thomas Eakins
William S. McFeely(Author)
WW Norton & Co (Publisher)
Published on 1. November 2006
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-393-05065-3 (ISBN)
Description
The Philadelphian artist Thomas Eakins painted two worlds: one sure of its values - the surgeons, inventors, musicians and athletes of his time - and another that reflected his own struggles with depression and sexual identity. In this evenhanded account of those struggles, William S. McFeely sheds new light on Eakins' genius and on the evocative melancholy of his portraits, particularly of women, which include many of his remarkable wife, Susan McDowell Eakins. Those deeply perceptive paintings may be the greatest expressions of his art. One of America's leading historians, McFeely has long been an interpreter of nineteenth-century American writing. A fascinating aspect of this narrative is how he brings the painter into the company of Thoreau, Melville and Whitman, with whom Eakins formed a deep friendship.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Weight
540 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-05065-3 (9780393050653)
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WILLIAM S. MCFEELY's Grant (ISBN 978 0 393 32394 8) won the Pulitzer Prize.