Picturing Thoreau: Henry David Thoreau in American Visual Culture

Picturing Thoreau: Henry David Thoreau in American Visual Culture

by Mark W. Sullivan
Picturing Thoreau: Henry David Thoreau in American Visual Culture

Picturing Thoreau: Henry David Thoreau in American Visual Culture

by Mark W. Sullivan

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Overview

This book examines 30 portraits of Henry David Thoreau that were done by American artists between 1854 and the present day. Although Thoreau’s features have been “used” in a bewildering variety of ways to convey a host of messages, there is a remarkable consistency and relevance for us today, in what he was trying to convey to his fellow Americans.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781498511032
Publisher: Lexington Books
Publication date: 03/27/2017
Pages: 240
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Mark Sullivan is associate professor of Art History and is director of the Art History Program at Villanova University.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One: Images of Thoreau from His Own Lifetime (1817–1862) Chapter Two: Thoreau’s Memory Kept Alive by a Few Friends (1862–1917) Chapter Three: Thoreau Starts his Rise to Prominence (1917–1939) Chapter Four: Thoreau Takes Center Stage (1940–1967) Chapter Five: Multiple Visions of Thoreau (1968–Present) Epilogue Appendix A: Checklist of Thoreau Images (1854–2013) Appendix B: Timeline of Key Events in the Development of Thoreau’s Reputation Bibliography Illustration Credits About the Author
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