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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100195156684
ISBN-139780195156683
eBay Product ID (ePID)30220170
Product Key Features
Book TitleEakins Revealed : the Secret Life of an American Artist
Number of Pages608 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2005
TopicIndividual Artists / General, American / General, Artists, Architects, Photographers
IllustratorYes
GenreArt, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorHenry Adams
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.6 in
Item Weight51.7 Oz
Item Length6.9 in
Item Width10.1 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2004-023284
Reviews"With a wealth of fresh documentation and the page-turning momentum of a detective story, Henry Adams has uncovered the Gothic world of Eakins's private and public biography, a scandalous mixture of insanity, incest, suicide, and exhibitionism. But more important, he has woven this sinisterstory into new and deeper readings of Eakins's work, creating a seamless interpretation of how life is transformed into art."--Robert Rosenblum, "At last a biography that brings fully to life the creator of American art's most astonishing works. Until this point the Thomas Eakins iconography has been staid and housebroken. Henry Adams' book breaks from that tradition brilliantly."--Jamie Wyeth, "The most extraordinary biography I have ever read on an artist."--Andrew Wyeth"At last a biography that brings fully to life the creator of American art's most astonishing works. Until this point the Thomas Eakins iconography has been staid and housebroken. Henry Adams' book breaks from that tradition brilliantly."--Jamie Wyeth"With a wealth of fresh documentation and the page-turning momentum of a detective story, Henry Adams has uncovered the Gothic world of Eakins's private and public biography, a scandalous mixture of insanity, incest, suicide, and exhibitionism. But more important, he has woven this sinister story into new and deeper readings of Eakins's work, creating a seamless interpretation of how life is transformed into art."--Robert Rosenblum"Adams has probed more deeply than anyone thus far. One need not agree with all his conclusions to recognize that he has made Eakins a far more provocative and compelling artist than we knew before.... This new biography of Eakins may impact our understanding of the artist the way Fawn Brodie's biography of Thomas Jefferson changed our view of the author of the Declaration of Independence. It's no longer possible to see Eakins as a simple American hero or toignore the dark shadows that shaped his life."--Bonnie Barrett Stretch, ArtNews"Cogent, exhaustive, and daring...a galvanizing work inspired by Adams' immersion in a long-lost, still little-studied cache of Eakins' papers.... Adams' meticulous, frequently audacious arguments and bold...psychological interpretations of Eakins' arresting and enigmatic paintings and photographs are as well crafted as they are incendiary, and this no-holds-barred deconstruction of an American icon will both outrage and intrigue readers as it sparks debate notonly about Eakins but also about the symbiosis between art and life."--Booklist"Written as compellingly as a novel, Eakins Revealed is a portrait of one of America's most important artists, warts and all. Yet, it avoids sensationalism, preferring instead to put Eakins into the kind of cultural and artistic contexts that deepen our understanding of him without excusing his sometimes inexcusable behavior. What Adams does in this compelling biography is introduce us to Eakins the man, whose sometimes disturbing behavior informed andinspired Eakins the artist."--Indianapolis Star"Adams...has reexamined the evidence of the artist's life and art and found a hidden world of insanity, incest, suicide, and exhibitionism. In Eakins Revealed, he challenges the work of nearly every previous writer on Eakins.... All of this adds up to a critical bull's eye for the author."--Joseph Phelan, The Washington Times"Adams has a fresh take that he works out with rigor and care. He links evidence for sexual trauma in Eakins's childhood to evidence of subsequent episodes of violence and sexual misconduct in a manner that is neither prurient nor moralizing. He displays a great affinity for, and astute observations of, the work itself, which includes some of the most strikng American paintings of the late 19th and 20th centuries."--Publishers Weekly, "The most extraordinary biography I have ever read on an artist."--Andrew Wyeth"At last a biography that brings fully to life the creator of American art's most astonishing works. Until this point the Thomas Eakins iconography has been staid and housebroken. Henry Adams' book breaks from that tradition brilliantly."--Jamie Wyeth"With a wealth of fresh documentation and the page-turning momentum of a detective story, Henry Adams has uncovered the Gothic world of Eakins's private and public biography, a scandalous mixture of insanity, incest, suicide, and exhibitionism. But more important, he has woven this sinister story into new and deeper readings of Eakins's work, creating a seamless interpretation of how life is transformed into art."--Robert Rosenblum"Adams has probed more deeply than anyone thus far. One need not agree with all his conclusions to recognize that he has made Eakins a far more provocative and compelling artist than we knew before.... This new biography of Eakins may impact our understanding of the artist the way Fawn Brodie's biography of Thomas Jefferson changed our view of the author of the Declaration of Independence. It's no longer possible to see Eakins as a simple American hero or to ignore the dark shadows that shaped his life."--Bonnie Barrett Stretch, ArtNews"Cogent, exhaustive, and daring...a galvanizing work inspired by Adams' immersion in a long-lost, still little-studied cache of Eakins' papers.... Adams' meticulous, frequently audacious arguments and bold...psychological interpretations of Eakins' arresting and enigmatic paintings and photographs are as well crafted as they are incendiary, and this no-holds-barred deconstruction of an American icon will both outrage and intrigue readers as it sparks debate not only about Eakins but also about the symbiosis between art and life."--Booklist"Written as compellingly as a novel, Eakins Revealed is a portrait of one of America's most important artists, warts and all. Yet, it avoids sensationalism, preferring instead to put Eakins into the kind of cultural and artistic contexts that deepen our understanding of him without excusing his sometimes inexcusable behavior. What Adams does in this compelling biography is introduce us to Eakins the man, whose sometimes disturbing behavior informed and inspired Eakins the artist."--Indianapolis Star"Adams...has reexamined the evidence of the artist's life and art and found a hidden world of insanity, incest, suicide, and exhibitionism. In Eakins Revealed, he challenges the work of nearly every previous writer on Eakins.... All of this adds up to a critical bull's eye for the author."--Joseph Phelan, The Washington Times"Adams has a fresh take that he works out with rigor and care. He links evidence for sexual trauma in Eakins's childhood to evidence of subsequent episodes of violence and sexual misconduct in a manner that is neither prurient nor moralizing. He displays a great affinity for, and astute observations of, the work itself, which includes some of the most strikng American paintings of the late 19th and 20th centuries."--Publishers Weekly, "Written as compellingly as a novel, Eakins Revealed is a portrait of oneof America's most important artists, warts and all. Yet, it avoidssensationalism, preferring instead to put Eakins into the kind of cultural andartistic contexts that deepen our understanding of him without excusing hissometimes inexcusable behavior. What Adams does in this compelling biography isintroduce us to Eakins the man, whose sometimes disturbing behavior informed andinspired Eakins the artist."--Indianapolis Star, "With a wealth of fresh documentation and the page-turning momentum of adetective story, Henry Adams has uncovered the Gothic world of Eakins's privateand public biography, a scandalous mixture of insanity, incest, suicide, andexhibitionism. But more important, he has woven this sinister story into newand deeper readings of Eakins's work, creating a seamless interpretation of howlife is transformed into art."--Robert Rosenblum, "At last a biography that brings fully to life the creator of Americanart's most astonishing works. Until this point the Thomas Eakins iconography hasbeen staid and housebroken. Henry Adams' book breaks from that traditionbrilliantly."--Jamie Wyeth, "The most extraordinary biography I have ever read on an artist."--Andrew Wyeth "At last a biography that brings fully to life the creator of American art's most astonishing works. Until this point the Thomas Eakins iconography has been staid and housebroken. Henry Adams' book breaks from that tradition brilliantly."--Jamie Wyeth "With a wealth of fresh documentation and the page-turning momentum of a detective story, Henry Adams has uncovered the Gothic world of Eakins's private and public biography, a scandalous mixture of insanity, incest, suicide, and exhibitionism. But more important, he has woven this sinister story into new and deeper readings of Eakins's work, creating a seamless interpretation of how life is transformed into art."--Robert Rosenblum "Adams has probed more deeply than anyone thus far. One need not agree with all his conclusions to recognize that he has made Eakins a far more provocative and compelling artist than we knew before.... This new biography of Eakins may impact our understanding of the artist the way Fawn Brodie's biography of Thomas Jefferson changed our view of the author of the Declaration of Independence. It's no longer possible to see Eakins as a simple American hero or to ignore the dark shadows that shaped his life."--Bonnie Barrett Stretch, ArtNews "Cogent, exhaustive, and daring...a galvanizing work inspired by Adams' immersion in a long-lost, still little-studied cache of Eakins' papers.... Adams' meticulous, frequently audacious arguments and bold...psychological interpretations of Eakins' arresting and enigmatic paintings and photographs are as well crafted as they are incendiary, and this no-holds-barred deconstruction of an American icon will both outrage and intrigue readers as it sparks debate not only about Eakins but also about the symbiosis between art and life."-- Booklist "Written as compellingly as a novel, Eakins Revealed is a portrait of one of America's most important artists, warts and all. Yet, it avoids sensationalism, preferring instead to put Eakins into the kind of cultural and artistic contexts that deepen our understanding of him without excusing his sometimes inexcusable behavior. What Adams does in this compelling biography is introduce us to Eakins the man, whose sometimes disturbing behavior informed and inspired Eakins the artist."-- Indianapolis Star "Adams...has reexamined the evidence of the artist's life and art and found a hidden world of insanity, incest, suicide, and exhibitionism. In Eakins Revealed , he challenges the work of nearly every previous writer on Eakins.... All of this adds up to a critical bull's eye for the author."--Joseph Phelan, The Washington Times "Adams has a fresh take that he works out with rigor and care. He links evidence for sexual trauma in Eakins's childhood to evidence of subsequent episodes of violence and sexual misconduct in a manner that is neither prurient nor moralizing. He displays a great affinity for, and astute observations of, the work itself, which includes some of the most strikng American paintings of the late 19th and 20th centuries."-- Publishers Weekly, "Adams...has reexamined the evidence of the artist's life and art andfound a hidden world of insanity, incest, suicide, and exhibitionism. In EakinsRevealed, he challenges the work of nearly every previous writer on Eakins....All of this adds up to a critical bull's eye for the author."--Joseph Phelan,The Washington Times, "The most extraordinary biography I have ever read on an artist."--Andrew Wyeth "At last a biography that brings fully to life the creator of American art's most astonishing works. Until this point the Thomas Eakins iconography has been staid and housebroken. Henry Adams' book breaks from that tradition brilliantly."--Jamie Wyeth "With a wealth of fresh documentation and the page-turning momentum of a detective story, Henry Adams has uncovered the Gothic world of Eakins's private and public biography, a scandalous mixture of insanity, incest, suicide, and exhibitionism. But more important, he has woven this sinister story into new and deeper readings of Eakins's work, creating a seamless interpretation of how life is transformed into art."--Robert Rosenblum "Adams has probed more deeply than anyone thus far. One need not agree with all his conclusions to recognize that he has made Eakins a far more provocative and compelling artist than we knew before.... This new biography of Eakins may impact our understanding of the artist the way Fawn Brodie's biography of Thomas Jefferson changed our view of the author of the Declaration of Independence. It's no longer possible to see Eakins as a simple American hero or to ignore the dark shadows that shaped his life."--Bonnie Barrett Stretch, ArtNews "Cogent, exhaustive, and daring...a galvanizing work inspired by Adams' immersion in a long-lost, still little-studied cache of Eakins' papers.... Adams' meticulous, frequently audacious arguments and bold...psychological interpretations of Eakins' arresting and enigmatic paintings and photographs are as well crafted as they are incendiary, and this no-holds-barred deconstruction of an American icon will both outrage and intrigue readers as it sparks debate not only about Eakins but also about the symbiosis between art and life."--Booklist "Written as compellingly as a novel, Eakins Revealed is a portrait of one of America's most important artists, warts and all. Yet, it avoids sensationalism, preferring instead to put Eakins into the kind of cultural and artistic contexts that deepen our understanding of him without excusing his sometimes inexcusable behavior. What Adams does in this compelling biography is introduce us to Eakins the man, whose sometimes disturbing behavior informed and inspired Eakins the artist."--Indianapolis Star "Adams...has reexamined the evidence of the artist's life and art and found a hidden world of insanity, incest, suicide, and exhibitionism. In Eakins Revealed, he challenges the work of nearly every previous writer on Eakins.... All of this adds up to a critical bull's eye for the author."--Joseph Phelan, The Washington Times "Adams has a fresh take that he works out with rigor and care. He links evidence for sexual trauma in Eakins's childhood to evidence of subsequent episodes of violence and sexual misconduct in a manner that is neither prurient nor moralizing. He displays a great affinity for, and astute observations of, the work itself, which includes some of the most strikng American paintings of the late 19th and 20th centuries."--Publishers Weekly, "Adams has a fresh take that he works out with rigor and care. He linksevidence for sexual trauma in Eakins's childhood to evidence of subsequentepisodes of violence and sexual misconduct in a manner that is neither prurientnor moralizing. He displays a great affinity for, and astute observations of,the work itself, which includes some of the most strikng American paintings ofthe late 19th and 20th centuries."--Publishers Weekly, "Adams has probed more deeply than anyone thus far. One need not agreewith all his conclusions to recognize that he has made Eakins a far moreprovocative and compelling artist than we knew before.... This new biography ofEakins may impact our understanding of the artist the way Fawn Brodie'sbiography of Thomas Jefferson changed our view of the author of the Declarationof Independence. It's no longer possible to see Eakins as a simple American heroor to ignore the dark shadows that shaped his life."--Bonnie Barrett Stretch,ArtNews, "In this cogent, exhaustive, and daring reconsideration, a galvanizing work inspired by his immersion in a long-lost, still little-studied cache of Eakins' papers, Adams portrays the painter as a man grievously damaged by childhood traumas, and presents explicit evidence of Eakins'exhibitionism, voyeurism, and underdeveloped sexuality.... Adams' meticulous, frequently audacious arguments and bold...psychological interpretations of Eakins' arresting and enigmatic paintings and photographs are as well crafted as they are incendiary, and this no-holds-barred deconstruction of anAmerican icon will both outrage and intrigue readers as it sparks debate not only about Eakins but also about the symbiosis between art and life."--Booklist, "Adams has a fresh take that he works out with rigor and care. He links evidence for sexual trauma in Eakins's childhood to evidence of subsequent episodes of violence and sexual misconduct in a manner that is neither prurient nor moralizing. He displays a great affinity for, and astuteobservations of, the work itself, which includes some of the most strikng American paintings of the late 19th and 20th centuries."--Publishers Weekly, "Adams has probed more deeply than anyone thus far. One need not agree with all his conclusions to recognize that he has made Eakins a far more provocative and compelling artist than we knew before.... This new biography of Eakins may impact our understanding of the artist the way FawnBrodie's biography of Thomas Jefferson changed our view of the author of the Declaration of Independence. It's no longer possible to see Eakins as a simple American hero or to ignore the dark shadows that shaped his life."--Bonnie Barrett Stretch, ArtNews, "Written as compellingly as a novel, Eakins Revealed is a portrait of one of America's most important artists, warts and all. Yet, it avoids sensationalism, preferring instead to put Eakins into the kind of cultural and artistic contexts that deepen our understanding of him without excusinghis sometimes inexcusable behavior. What Adams does in this compelling biography is introduce us to Eakins the man, whose sometimes disturbing behavior informed and inspired Eakins the artist."--Indianapolis Star, "In this cogent, exhaustive, and daring reconsideration, a galvanizingwork inspired by his immersion in a long-lost, still little-studied cache ofEakins' papers, Adams portrays the painter as a man grievously damaged bychildhood traumas, and presents explicit evidence of Eakins' exhibitionism,voyeurism, and underdeveloped sexuality.... Adams' meticulous, frequentlyaudacious arguments and bold...psychological interpretations of Eakins'arresting and enigmatic paintings and photographs are as well crafted as theyare incendiary, and this no-holds-barred deconstruction of an American icon willboth outrage and intrigue readers as it sparks debate not only about Eakins butalso about the symbiosis between art and life."--Booklist, "Adams...has reexamined the evidence of the artist's life and art and found a hidden world of insanity, incest, suicide, and exhibitionism. In Eakins Revealed, he challenges the work of nearly every previous writer on Eakins.... All of this adds up to a critical bull's eye for theauthor."--Joseph Phelan, The Washington Times, "The most extraordinary biography I have ever read on an artist."--Andrew Wyeth "At last a biography that brings fully to life the creator of American art's most astonishing works. Until this point the Thomas Eakins iconography has been staid and housebroken. Henry Adams' book breaks from that tradition brilliantly."--Jamie Wyeth "With a wealth of fresh documentation and the page-turning momentum of a detective story, Henry Adams has uncovered the Gothic world of Eakins's private and public biography, a scandalous mixture of insanity, incest, suicide, and exhibitionism. But more important, he has woven this sinister story into new and deeper readings of Eakins's work, creating a seamless interpretation of how life is transformed into art."--Robert Rosenblum "Adams has probed more deeply than anyone thus far. One need not agree with all his conclusions to recognize that he has made Eakins a far more provocative and compelling artist than we knew before.... This new biography of Eakins may impact our understanding of the artist the way Fawn Brodie's biography of Thomas Jefferson changed our view of the author of the Declaration of Independence. It's no longer possible to see Eakins as a simple American hero or to ignore the dark shadows that shaped his life."--Bonnie Barrett Stretch,ArtNews "Cogent, exhaustive, and daring...a galvanizing work inspired by Adams' immersion in a long-lost, still little-studied cache of Eakins' papers.... Adams' meticulous, frequently audacious arguments and bold...psychological interpretations of Eakins' arresting and enigmatic paintings and photographs are as well crafted as they are incendiary, and this no-holds-barred deconstruction of an American icon will both outrage and intrigue readers as it sparks debate not only about Eakins but also about the symbiosis between art and life."--Booklist "Written as compellingly as a novel,Eakins Revealedis a portrait of one of America's most important artists, warts and all. Yet, it avoids sensationalism, preferring instead to put Eakins into the kind of cultural and artistic contexts that deepen our understanding of him without excusing his sometimes inexcusable behavior. What Adams does in this compelling biography is introduce us to Eakins the man, whose sometimes disturbing behavior informed and inspired Eakins the artist."--Indianapolis Star "Adams...has reexamined the evidence of the artist's life and art and found a hidden world of insanity, incest, suicide, and exhibitionism. InEakins Revealed, he challenges the work of nearly every previous writer on Eakins.... All of this adds up to a critical bull's eye for the author."--Joseph Phelan,The Washington Times "Adams has a fresh take that he works out with rigor and care. He links evidence for sexual trauma in Eakins's childhood to evidence of subsequent episodes of violence and sexual misconduct in a manner that is neither prurient nor moralizing. He displays a great affinity for, and astute observations of, the work itself, which includes some of the most strikng American paintings of the late 19th and 20th centuries."--Publishers Weekly
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SynopsisThomas Eakins is widely considered one of the great American painters, an artist whose uncompromising realism helped move American art from the Victorian era into the modern age. He is also acclaimed as a paragon of integrity, one who stood up for his artistic beliefs even when they brought him personal and professional difficulty--as when he was fired from the Pennsylvania Academy of Art for removing a model's loincloth in a drawing class. Yet beneath the surface of Eakins's pictures is a sense of brooding unease and latent violence--a discomfort voiced by one of his sitters who said his portrait "decapitated" her. In Eakins Revealed , art historian Henry Adams examines the dark side of Eakins's life and work, in a startling new biography that will change our understanding of this American icon. Based on close study of Eakins's work and new research in the Bregler papers, a major collection never fully mined by scholars, this volume shows Eakins was not merely uncompromising, but harsh and brutal both in his personal life and in his painting. Adams uncovers the bitter personal feuds and family tragedies surrounding Eakins--his mother died insane and his niece committed suicide amid allegations that Eakins had seduced her--and documents the artist's tendency toward psychological abuse and sexual harassment of those around him. This provocative book not only unveils new facts about Eakins's life; more important, it makes sense, for the first time, of the enigmas of his work. Eakins Revealed promises to be a controversial biography that will attract readers inside and outside the art world, and fascinate anyone concerned with the mystery of artistic genius., Thomas Eakins is widely considered one of the great American painters, an artist whose uncompromising realism helped move American art from the Victorian era into the modern age. He is also acclaimed as a paragon of integrity, one who stood up for his artistic beliefs even when they brought him personal and professional difficulty--as when he was fired from the Pennsylvania Academy of Art for removing a model's loincloth in a drawing class. Yet beneath the surface of Eakins's pictures is a sense of brooding unease and latent violence--a discomfort voiced by one of his sitters who said his portrait "decapitated" her. In Eakins Revealed, art historian Henry Adams examines the dark side of Eakins's life and work, in a startling new biography that will change our understanding of this American icon. Based on close study of Eakins's work and new research in the Bregler papers, a major collection never fully mined by scholars, this volume shows Eakins was not merely uncompromising, but harsh and brutal both in his personal life and in his painting. Adams uncovers the bitter personal feuds and family tragedies surrounding Eakins--his mother died insane and his niece committed suicide amid allegations that Eakins had seduced her--and documents the artist's tendency toward psychological abuse and sexual harassment of those around him. This provocative book not only unveils new facts about Eakins's life; more important, it makes sense, for the first time, of the enigmas of his work. Eakins Revealed promises to be a controversial biography that will attract readers inside and outside the art world, and fascinate anyone concerned with the mystery of artistic genius., A provocative and controversial new biography offering a new understanding of one of America's greatest painters.
LC Classification NumberN6537.E3A84 2005
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