| Description |
xii, 304 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
1. An Anatomy Book by John Singleton Copley -- 2. John Singleton Copley in New York -- 3. The Art Historian and the Computer: An Analysis of Copley's Patronage, 1753-1774 -- 4. Style as Evidence -- 5. Mind in Matter: An Introduction to Material Culture Theory and Method -- 6. The Expedition against the Ohio Indians in 1764 under Colonel Bouquet: Two Early Drawings by Benjamin West -- 7. Benjamin West's Family Picture: A Nativity in Hammersmith -- 8. Charles Willson Peale in London -- 9. John Trumbull as History Painter -- 10. Winslow Homer in His Art -- 11. Thomas Eakins' Baby at Play -- 12. Raphaelle Peale: Fruit in a Silver Basket -- 13. The Truth of Material Culture: History or Fiction? -- 14. Material/Culture: Can the Farmer and the Cowman Still Be Friends? -- 15. The Promise and Perils of Context -- 16. In Pursuit of Culture: The Formal Language of Objects -- 17. Benjamin West and the Use of Antiquity -- 18. A Course of Antiquities at Rome, 1764 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-297) and index |
| Subject |
Art, American -- 18th century.
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Art, American -- 19th century.
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Material culture -- United States.
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| LC no. |
2001045350 |
| ISBN |
0300084315 cloth alkaline paper |
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