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Monumental Intolerance: Jean Baffier, a Nationalist Sculptor in Fin-de-Siècle France
Neil McWilliam
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Description for Monumental Intolerance: Jean Baffier, a Nationalist Sculptor in Fin-de-Siècle France
Hardback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 97 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACV; AFKB; AGB; HBJD; HBLL; JPFN; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1451.
Little known today, Jean Baffier (1851-1920) was never far from the headlines during his own lifetime. Born into a poor peasant family, he became a self-taught sculptor whose work ranged from decorative objects to portrayals of peasant life and public monuments. But Baffier would probably not have received wide public attention if he had not also become a folklorist, a promoter of regional culture, and a militant nationalist with beliefs so violent that he attempted a political assassination. Monumental Intolerance explores the full gamut of Baffier's activities and shows that he was pursuing a vast scheme ... Read more
Little known today, Jean Baffier (1851-1920) was never far from the headlines during his own lifetime. Born into a poor peasant family, he became a self-taught sculptor whose work ranged from decorative objects to portrayals of peasant life and public monuments. But Baffier would probably not have received wide public attention if he had not also become a folklorist, a promoter of regional culture, and a militant nationalist with beliefs so violent that he attempted a political assassination. Monumental Intolerance explores the full gamut of Baffier's activities and shows that he was pursuing a vast scheme ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Weight
1450g
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
University Park, United States
ISBN
9780271019659
SKU
V9780271019659
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About Neil McWilliam
Neil McWilliam is a Professor of the History of Art at the University of Warwick. His previous books are Bibliography of Salon Criticism in Paris from the July Monarchy to the Second Republic, 1831-1850 (1991) and Dreams of Happiness: Social Art and the French Left, 1830-1850 (1993).
Reviews for Monumental Intolerance: Jean Baffier, a Nationalist Sculptor in Fin-de-Siècle France
A fascinating exploration of an almost wholly forgotten figure. . . . This is categorically not a conventional life-and-works approach to its subject, but rather an exercise in historical recovery. -Apollo As a historical study of an artist, rather than a purely art historical study, Monumental Intolerance makes an extremely important contribution to our knowledge of both art and ... Read more