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Red Man's Bones: George Catlin, Artist and Showman
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- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780393066166
- EAN
- 9780393066166
- Book Title
- Red Man's Bones : George Catlin, Artist and Showman
- Item Length
- 1in
- Publisher
- Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
- Publication Year
- 2013
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.1in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Art
- Topic
- American / General, Artists, Architects, Photographers, Subjects & Themes / General
- Item Width
- 0.7in
- Item Weight
- 30.5 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 480 Pages
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George Catlin has been called the "first artist of the West," as none before him lived among and painted the Native American tribes of the Northern Plains. After a false start as a painter of miniatures, Catlin found his calling: to fix the image of a "vanishing race" before their "extermination"--his word--by a government greedy for their lands. In the first six years of the 1830s, he created over six hundred portraits--unforgettable likenesses of individual chiefs, warriors, braves, squaws, and children belonging to more than thirty tribes living along the upper Missouri River. Political forces thwarted Catlin's ambition to sell what he called his "Indian Gallery" as a national collection, and in 1840 the artist began three decades of self-imposed exile abroad. For a time, his exhibitions and writings made him the most celebrated American expatriate in London and Paris. He was toasted by Queen Victoria and breakfasted with King Louis-Philippe, who created a special gallery in the Louvre to show his pictures. But when he started to tour "live" troupes of Ojibbewa and Iowa, Catlin and his fortunes declined: He changed from artist to showman, and from advocate to exploiter of his native performers. Tragedy and loss engulfed both. This brilliant and humane portrait brings to life George Catlin and his Indian subjects for our own time. An American original, he still personifies the artist as a figure of controversy, torn by conflicting demands of art and success.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
0393066169
ISBN-13
9780393066166
eBay Product ID (ePID)
114247753
Product Key Features
Book Title
Red Man's Bones : George Catlin, Artist and Showman
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
American / General, Artists, Architects, Photographers, Subjects & Themes / General
Publication Year
2013
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Art
Number of Pages
480 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
1in
Item Height
0.1in
Item Width
0.7in
Weight
30.5 Oz
Height
1.5in
Width
6.6in
Length
9.6in
Item Weight
30.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Nd237.C35e39 2013
Reviews
Engrossing...An elegant and skillful writer, Eisler captures Catlin's many roles and notes how, even today, he remains a 'contentious' figure., Marvelous ... wonderfully nuanced and compelling ... Ms. Eisler's book is far and away the best biography of Catlin in existence., A sparkling biography of the artist and impresario George Catlin, so much an American original that he lived most of his life abroad. Rich in exceptional feats, odd twists, and wrong turns, Red Man's Bones captivates completely., Through her impeccable scholarship, Benita Eisler masterfully illuminates the tragic life of 19th Century artist George Catlin, America's forgotten portraitist of Native American life. The Red Man's Bones is that rare kind of 'warts and all' history, showing the real Catlin while successfully making the case for his elevation to the pantheon of great American artists.
Copyright Date
2013
Lccn
2013-013973
Dewey Decimal
759.13
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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