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17%OFFLoyd Grossman - Benjamin West and the Struggle to be Modern - 9781858946412 - V9781858946412
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Benjamin West and the Struggle to be Modern

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Description for Benjamin West and the Struggle to be Modern Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 265 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1502.
At the time of his death in 1820, Benjamin West was the most famous artist in the English-speaking world and celebrated throughout Europe. From humble beginnings in Pennsylvania, he had become the first American artist to study in Italy, and within a few short years of his arrival in London had been instrumental in the foundation of the Royal Academy of Arts and been appointed history painter to King George III. However, West's posthumous reputation took a critical mauling, and today he remains one of the most neglected and misunderstood of Britain's great 18th-century artists. As Loyd Grossman asserts in ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Merrell Publishers
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781858946412
SKU
V9781858946412
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