An edition of The genius of Gilbert Stuart (1999)

The genius of Gilbert Stuart

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An edition of The genius of Gilbert Stuart (1999)

The genius of Gilbert Stuart

Gilbert Stuart was probably the most gifted American portraitist of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. He is best known for his "Athenaeum" portrait of George Washington, which is today a national icon. In this book, Dorinda Evans combines a wealth of original insights with revealing new documentation to present a long-needed, scholarly treatment of Stuart's life and influential work.

In assessing Stuart's artistic importance, Evans argues that his 1796 "Athenaeum" portrait of Washington - the most recognized likeness of the president - was a landmark in the expression of contemporary ideas about moral strength. More generally, she shows that Stuart's painting reflected a genius for interpreting the sitter's personality and a growing awareness of painting's public role in conveying uplifting messages about social dignity and virtue.

She challenges the view that his later paintings show a decline, revealing many as concerned with expressing the human soul in a fresh and naturalistic way.

Evans also explores Stuart's private life, discounting recent portrayals of him as an outcast and a confidence trickster. She concludes that his notoriously erratic behavior, which veered from prolonged lethargy to reckless activity and extravagance, was a sign of manic-depressive illness.

Evans gathers information about Stuart from a wide variety of previously untapped sources, including unpublished interviews with the artist that shed new light on controversies over his portraits of Washington and Thomas Jefferson.

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English
Pages
177

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The genius of Gilbert Stuart
1999, Princeton University Press
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-169) and index.

Published in
Princeton, N.J
Other Titles
Gilbert Stuart

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
759.13, B
Library of Congress
ND1329.S7 E94 1999, ND1329.S7E94 1999

The Physical Object

Pagination
xix, 177 p. :
Number of pages
177

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL370014M
Internet Archive
geniusofgilberts0000evan
ISBN 10
0691059454
LCCN
98030706
OCLC/WorldCat
39659747
Library Thing
740025
Goodreads
62046

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