The great American nude : a history in art / [by] William H. Gerdts
by Gerdts, William H
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0714816485
- ISBN 13
- 9780714816487
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About This Item
New York : Praeger, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. 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. 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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- Title
- The great American nude : a history in art / [by] William H. Gerdts
- Author
- Gerdts, William H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0714816485
- ISBN 13
- 9780714816487
- Publisher
- New York : Praeger
- Date Published
- 1974
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