The Valiant Hero: Benjamin West and Grand-Style History Painting
by Abrams, Ann Uhry
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- VG
- ISBN 10
- 0874742072
- ISBN 13
- 9780874742077
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1985. Paperback. VG. Color pictorial glued wraps. 254, [2] pp., 142 bw plates. This book explores the early career of West. Contents as follows: 1. A hero for his time -- 2. John Galt and the legendary origins of Benjamin West -- 3. The birth of American history painting -- 4. Apprentice in Arcadia -- 5. The choice of Hercules -- 6. Drama, politics, and evolution of the neoclassical grand style -- 7. The road to royal patronage -- 8. The apotheosis of General Wolfe -- 9. Epitaph.
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 169428
- Title
- The Valiant Hero: Benjamin West and Grand-Style History Painting
- Author
- Abrams, Ann Uhry
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0874742072
- ISBN 13
- 9780874742077
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institution Press
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- American Artists ; West, Benjamin ; ;
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