| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 276 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Analysis |
Architecture |
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Fine Art |
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Garden History |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-267) and index |
| Notes |
In English |
| Subject |
Hovenden, Thomas, 1840-1895.
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| SUBJECT |
Hovenden, Thomas, 1840-1895
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Hovenden, Thomas, 1840-1895 fast |
| Subject |
Genre painting, American -- 19th century
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Painters -- United States -- Biography
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ART -- Individual Artists -- General.
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Genre painting, American
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Painters
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hovenden, Thomas, 1840-1895.
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Scanlan, Patricia Smith
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| LC no. |
2005045658 |
| ISBN |
9780812208870 |
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0812208870 |
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