Lessons in Likeness: Portrait Painters in Kentucky and the Ohio River Valley, 1802-1920
Hardbound
2011 · Lexington, Kentucky
by Pennington, Estill Curtis
Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky, 2011. Hardbound. VG. Black cloth boards with color pictorial DJ, [xxiii] 252pp, 151 color and BW illustrations. Part one, the cultural chronology, serves as a backdrop to the biographies of the portrait artists. This section identifies stylistic sources and significant historical moments that influenced the artists and their milieus. Rather than working in isolation, portrait artists were connected to the world around them and influenced by prevailing trends in their trade. Part two profiles the artists from this era and period who have appeared in previous art historical literature and have an identifiable body of work represented in public and private collections. Individual biographies provide details of the artists' lives, sources for further study, and locations of works in public collections. Illuminates the impressive array of artists who worked in Kentucky and the Ohio River Valley in the years from 1802-1920. (Inventory #: 128806)