Beyond bootblacks : The boat builder and the art of John George Brown

Author

Placidi, Kathleen S.

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art. 1990, Num. 10, Vol. 77, p. 366-382, 11 ill.

ISSN

0009-8841

Abstract (en)

Discusses genre paintings by J.G. Brown, suggesting that his images of rural elderly men such as the Boat Builder (Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art) are superior to his more popular depictions of bootblacks.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- United States
• Brown, John George, 1831-1913
• Painting
• United States
• 1800-2000
• Genre
• Old age
• Representation
• Boat Builder
• Cleveland Museum of Art||Cleveland (OH, USA)

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- États-Unis
• Brown, John George, 1831-1913
• Peinture
• Etats-Unis
• 1800-2000
• Sujet de genre
• Vieillesse
• Représentation
• Le Constructeur de bateau
• Cleveland Museum of Art||Cleveland (OH, USA)

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920101-00416033

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