Thomas Hovenden : His Life and Art.
Terhune, Anne Gregory.
Thomas Hovenden : His Life and Art. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (293 pages)
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Publisher's Note -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- Chapter 1. Becoming an Artist -- Chapter 2. From "Picturesque" Brittany to Paris: Painting Courage and Romance in History and Legend -- Chapter 3. "What Shall American Artists Paint?" -- Chapter 4. Painting the "Good Ole Times": Scenes of African American Life -- Chapter 5. Images to "Appeal to the National Mind" -- Chapter 6. Home Life: Center of "Our Joys or Sorrows" -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- Q -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
This first full-length study fosters a greater understanding of Hovenden's gifts as a painter and of his stylistic contribution to art. Chronologically organized, it is both a retrospective of Hovenden's work and a critical biography of the artist.
9780812208870
Hovenden, Thomas,-1840-1895.
Genre painting, American-19th century.
Painters-United States-Biography.
Electronic books.
ND237.H777 -- T47 2006eb
759.13 B
Thomas Hovenden : His Life and Art. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (293 pages)
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Publisher's Note -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- Chapter 1. Becoming an Artist -- Chapter 2. From "Picturesque" Brittany to Paris: Painting Courage and Romance in History and Legend -- Chapter 3. "What Shall American Artists Paint?" -- Chapter 4. Painting the "Good Ole Times": Scenes of African American Life -- Chapter 5. Images to "Appeal to the National Mind" -- Chapter 6. Home Life: Center of "Our Joys or Sorrows" -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- Q -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
This first full-length study fosters a greater understanding of Hovenden's gifts as a painter and of his stylistic contribution to art. Chronologically organized, it is both a retrospective of Hovenden's work and a critical biography of the artist.
9780812208870
Hovenden, Thomas,-1840-1895.
Genre painting, American-19th century.
Painters-United States-Biography.
Electronic books.
ND237.H777 -- T47 2006eb
759.13 B