Angels & tomboys : girlhood in nineteenth-century American art
(Book - Regular Print)
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Published
Newark, N.J. : Newark Museum ;, [2012].
Physical Desc
183 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
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Yavapai College Prescott - STORAGE - Storage
N7640.C66 2012
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N7640.C66 2012
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Published
Newark, N.J. : Newark Museum ;, [2012].
Format
Book - Regular Print
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Catalog of an exhibition held Sept. 12, 2012-Jan. 7, 2013 at the Newark Museum; Feb. 16-May 26, 2013 at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art; and June 28-Sept. 30, 2013 at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"Explores the myriad ways artists portrayed young girls, from the sentimental, innocent stereotype to the freespirited individual. Works by John Singer Sargent, Winslow Homer, and Thomas Eakins, together with those by leading women artists, such as Cecilia Beaux and Mary Cassatt, reveal a new, provocative psychological element not found in early Victorian portraiture, while the mischievous tomboys in Lilly Martin Spencer's paintings and the pure angels in the works of Abbot Handerson Thayer underscore the complexity of girlhood--and of representing that evanescent phase. Essays ... consider the historical, social, and literary contexts of the artworks, drawing on sources as varied as etiquette books, poems, censuses, and the histories of medicine and economics. With more than 130 illustrations--including paintings, sculptures, prints, and photographs ..."--Publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Connor, H. P. (2012). Angels & tomboys: girlhood in nineteenth-century American art . Newark Museum ;.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Connor, Holly Pyne, 1952-. 2012. Angels & Tomboys: Girlhood in Nineteenth-century American Art. Newark Museum.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Connor, Holly Pyne, 1952-. Angels & Tomboys: Girlhood in Nineteenth-century American Art Newark Museum, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Connor, Holly Pyne. Angels & Tomboys: Girlhood in Nineteenth-century American Art Newark Museum ;, 2012.
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