The Correspondence of Washington Allston.
Title:
The Correspondence of Washington Allston.
Author:
Wright, Nathalia.
ISBN:
9780813165042
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (711 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Texts and Editorial Policy -- Abbreviations, Short Titles, and Sources -- Chronology -- Introduction -- THE CORRESPONDENCE, WITH EDITORIAL LINKS -- Letters 1-10 (Before 22 March 1795-23 October 1800) -- Juvenilia -- Letters 11-15 (25 August 1801-3 October 1803) -- France, Switzerland, and Italy, 1804-1808 -- Letters 16-20 (29 December 1804-7 May 1809) -- Boston, 1808-1811 -- Letters 21-26 (18 February 1812-2 January 1814) -- The Dead Man Restored -- Letters 27-31 (12 January-5 July 1814) -- The Bristol Exhibition, 1814 -- Letters 32-48 (22 October 1814-9 May 1817) -- Belshazzar's Feast -- Letter 49 (21 May 1817) -- Paris, 1817 -- Letters 50-145 (October or November 1817-21 June 1827) -- The Boston Athenaeum Exhibitions -- Letters 146-268 (12 August 1827-14 July 1839) -- The Exhibition of 1839 -- Letters 269-353 (21 August 1839-4 July 1843) -- Undated Letters (Letters 354-361) -- Death and Funeral -- Outlines and Sketches -- Appendices -- 1. Biographical Notes -- 2. Artistic Masters -- 3. Writings -- 4. Reading -- 5. Technique in Painting -- 6. Religious Beliefs -- 7. Politics -- 8. Interest in Drama -- 9. Interest in Music -- 10. Influence and Reputation -- 11. Recipients and Correspondents -- 12. Catalogue of Allston Paintings and Drawings Referred to in the Correspondence -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Abstract:
Washington Allston (1779-1843), the first major American artist trained in Europe, produced important paintings, explored sculpture and architecture, and published poetry and art criticism. On his return to America he became influential in the cultural and intellectual life of New England. Allston "knew everyone" and corresponded with many of the leading figures of his day, including Wordsworth, Longfellow, Irving, Sully, and Morse.Nathalia Wright's edition is the most comprehensive work to date on Allston, bringing together all known letters by and to him and describing his principal activities in years for which correspondence is lacking. Allston holds an important place in the history of American culture and European art and has long deserved such a volume, which offers a fascinating view of the world of arts and letters during the early American flowering.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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