Terhune, Anne Gregory. <br/><br/>
Thomas Hovenden :  His Life and Art. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (293 pages) 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780812208870 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Hovenden, Thomas,-1840-1895.<br/>Genre painting, American-19th century.<br/>Painters-United States-Biography.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>ND237.H777 -- T47 2006eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>759.13 B