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An American Art Student in Paris: The Letters of Kenyon Cox, 1877-1882
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 250 pages, Col.fr.16ill. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230. .
Kenyon Cox (1856-1919) studied painting in Paris from the fall of 1877 to the fall of 1882. These edited letters, written to his parents in Ohio, describe Cox’s daily routine and explicate French art teaching both in the academic setting of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and in private ateliers, such as those of Emile Carolus-Duran and Rodolphe Julian. The letters are important for insight into this system and into Paris art student life in general. Cox was an academic, committed to learning traditional drawing and composition before establishing his own artistic identity. Most of the students ... Read more
Kenyon Cox (1856-1919) studied painting in Paris from the fall of 1877 to the fall of 1882. These edited letters, written to his parents in Ohio, describe Cox’s daily routine and explicate French art teaching both in the academic setting of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and in private ateliers, such as those of Emile Carolus-Duran and Rodolphe Julian. The letters are important for insight into this system and into Paris art student life in general. Cox was an academic, committed to learning traditional drawing and composition before establishing his own artistic identity. Most of the students ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Kent State Univ Pr
Condition
New
Number of Pages
226
Place of Publication
Kent, OH, United States
ISBN
9780873383332
SKU
V9780873383332
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