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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791206103321

Autore

Adams Henry <1949->

Titolo

Eakins revealed [[electronic resource] ] : the secret life of an American artist / / Henry Adams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford [England] ; ; New York, N.Y., : Oxford University Press, 2005

ISBN

0-19-028887-6

1-280-53252-1

1-4237-8493-6

0-19-972946-8

Descrizione fisica

xv, 583 p. : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

EakinsThomas <1844-1916.>

Disciplina

759.13

B

Soggetti

Artists - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [537]-558) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface: Riddles -- Part I. The Eakins legacy. Within the walls -- The perfect crime -- The loin cloth scandal -- Family quarrels -- The death of Ella Crowell -- The insanity of Lillian Hammitt -- Explanations and enigmas -- Analyzing Eakins -- Part II. Life and art. An American in Paris -- All in the family -- Turning the stake -- The Gross clinic -- William Rush and his model -- A fine old row -- Naked in Arcadia -- Swimming -- Conversations with the dead -- Inflicting pain -- Part III. The case of Thomas Eakins. Love of looking -- The greatest American artist.