UID:
edocfu_9961222970702883
Format:
1 online resource (241 pages) :
,
illustrations
ISBN:
0-8229-9146-2
Content:
Thomas Crawford (1813-1857) was the first American sculptor to study in Italy for an extended period of time. There, along with other artists-Greenough, Story, and Powers-he was part of a groupt hat made prolific contributions to American neoclassical art. Heis best known as the sculptor of much of the statuary and bas-reliefs of our nation's Capitol: the pediment figures over the Senate and of the House of Representatives, and the bronze Freedom atop the Capitol's dome. In writing this biography, Robert Gale was given exclusive access to all of Crawford's personal papers by the sculptor's granddaughter. An appendix lists extant works of Crawford and where they are found, and several plates illustrate his sculpture.
Note:
Front Matter(pp. i-vi) -- Acknowledgments(pp. vii-viii) -- Table of Contents(pp. ix-x) -- CHAPTER ONE A Green One (1813-1835)(pp. 1-8) -- CHAPTER TWO Roman Fever (1835-1844)(pp. 9-30) -- CHAPTER THREE Dear Lou (1844-1845)(pp. 31-54) -- CHAPTER FOUR Intermezzo (1845-1849)(pp. 55-70) -- CHAPTER FIVE Mounting the Horse (1849-1850)(pp. 71-88) -- CHAPTER SIX Maso (1850-1856)(pp. 89-160) -- CHAPTER SEVEN Chiaroscuro (1856-1857)(pp. 161-188) -- CHAPTER EIGHT Artist and Man Epilogue(pp. 189-194) -- Catalogue(pp. 195-198) -- Bibliography and Notes(pp. 199-230) -- Index(pp. 231-241).
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780822930754
Language:
English
