The great American nude : a history in art / [by] William H. Gerdts

Gerdts, William H

1974, First Edition. New York : Praeger. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #406194
ISBN: 0714816485

Physical description; 224 pages illustrations (some color) 29 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-219). Contents; The Colonial nude -- The nude becomes profitable -- Painted nudes in the early nineteenth century -- Painted nudes at mid-century -- Sculpted nudes during the neoclassic period -- The academic nude: realism and Thomas Eakins -- The American nude at home and abroad -- The nude leaves the salon -- Between the wars: a second golden age -- Stripped bare of pretense: the past thirty years. Subjects; Nude in art. Art, American. Human figure in art.

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