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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828487503321

Autore

Schneider Erika <1969->

Titolo

The representation of the struggling artist in America, 1800-1865 / / Erika Schneider

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newark, Delaware : , : University Of Delaware Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-61149-412-5

1-61149-413-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (197 p.)

Disciplina

704.9/49702373

Soggetti

Artists and models in art

Poor in art

Artists - United States - Social conditions - 19th century

Art and society - United States - History - 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: Political Beginnings; Chapter Two: Man Enough; Chapter Three: Compromise; Chapter Four: Respite Abroad; Chapter Five: Reading Between the Lines; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span>This book analyzes how American painters, sculptors, and writers, active between 1800 and 1865, depicted their response to a democratic society that failed to adequately support them financially and intellectually. </span></span>