The Paris letters of Thomas Eakins / edited by William Innes Homer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eakins, Thomas, Author.

Contributor:

Homer, William Innes, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916--Correspondence.

Eakins, Thomas.

Artists--United States--Correspondence.

Artists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (392 pages)

Place of Publication:

Princeton ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, [2009]

Summary:

The young Thomas Eakins's most revealing letters—published here for the first timeThe most revealing and interesting writings of American artist Thomas Eakins are the letters he sent to family and friends while he was a student in Paris between 1866 and 1870. This book presents all these letters in their entirety for the first time; in fact, this is the first edition of Eakins's correspondence from the period. Edited and annotated by Eakins authority William Innes Homer, this book provides a treasure trove of new information, revealing previously hidden facets of Eakins's personality, providing a much richer picture of his artistic development, and casting fresh light on his debated psychosexual makeup. The book is illustrated with the small, gemlike drawings Eakins included in his correspondence, as well as photographs and paintings.In these letters, Eakins speaks openly and frankly about human relationships, male companionship, marriage, and women. In vivid, charming, and sometimes comic detail, he describes his impressions of Paris--from the training he received in the studio of Jean-Léon Gérôme to the museums, concerts, and popular entertainments that captured his imagination. And he discusses with great insight contemporary aesthetic and scientific theories, as well as such unexpected subjects as language structure, musical composition, and ice-skating technique. Also published here for the first time are the letters and notebook Eakins wrote in Spain following his Paris sojourn.This long-overdue volume provides an indispensable portrait of a great American artist as a young man.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction. Thomas Eakins: The Artist and His Letters

Chapter 1 1866

Chapter 2 1867

Chapter 3 1868

Chapter 4 1869

Chapter 5 1870

Chapter 6 The Spanish Notebook (1870)

Chapter 7 Letters & Theories after 1870: A Summary

Collection Code Key

List of Owners of Thomas Eakins Letters

Selected Bibliography

Index

Letter Credits and Permissions

Figures

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781400831791

1400831792

OCLC:

1296431431