Portrait: The Life of Thomas Eakins by William S. McFeely (English) Paperback Bo

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"Provocative.... McFeely sensitively chronicles the maturation of this enigmatic Philadelphian."—Matthew Price, New York Times Book Review

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Thomas Eakins, a native of Philadelphia, painted two worlds: one sure of its values -- the surgeons, inventors, musicians, and athletes of his time -- and another that reflected his own struggles with depression and sexual identity. In this evenhanded account of those struggles, William S. McFeely sheds new light on Eakins's genius and on the evocative melancholy of his portraits, particularly of women, which include many of his remarkable wife, Susan McDowell Eakins. Those deeply perceptive paintings may be the greatest expressions of his art. One of America's leading historians, McFeely has long been an interpreter of nineteenth-century American writing. A fascinating aspect of this narrative is how he brings the painter into the company of Thoreau, Melville, and Whitman, with whom Eakins formed a deep friendship. The famous painting Swimming, for example, is likened to Walden, Typee, and to passages in Leaves of Grass.

Author Biography

William S. McFeely, the Abraham Baldwin Professor of the Humanities, Emeritus, at the University of Georgia, is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography Grant. He lives in Wellfleet and Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Review

"Provocative... McFeely sensitively chronicles the maturation of this enigmatic Philadelphian." The New York Times Book Review"

Details ISBN0393330680 Author William S. McFeely Short Title PORTRAIT Language English ISBN-10 0393330680 ISBN-13 9780393330687 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Imprint WW Norton & Co Subtitle The Life of Thomas Eakins Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Birth 1930 Residence Wellfleet, MA, US Affiliation University of Georgia Edition 1st DOI 10.1604/9780393330687 AU Release Date 2008-02-12 NZ Release Date 2008-02-12 US Release Date 2008-02-12 UK Release Date 2008-02-12 Pages 256 Publisher WW Norton & Co Year 2008 Publication Date 2008-02-12 Alternative 9780393050653 DEWEY 759.13 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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