Description: Further DetailsTitle: Monument ManCondition: NewSubtitle: The Life & Art of Daniel Chester FrenchAuthor: Harold HolzerContributor: Thayer Tolles (Foreword by)Format: PaperbackISBN-10: 1538190621EAN: 9781538190623ISBN: 9781538190623Publisher: Rowman & LittlefieldGenre: Arts & PhotographyTopic: Architecture & Antiques, Music Dance & Theatre, BiographyRelease Date: 08/06/2024Description: The definitive biography of Daniel Chester French, the artist who created the statue for the Lincoln Memorial, John Harvard in Harvard Yard, and The Minute Man in Concord, Massachusetts. Daniel Chester French (1850–1931) is America's best-known sculptor of public monuments. Harold Holzer's authoritative biography combines rich personal details from French's life with a nuanced study of his artistic evolution and beautiful archival photographs of his life and work.A fascinating life story written for readers interested in American art, sculpture, and history. Comprehensively researched and written in a lively, engaging manner, readers will be captivated by French's life work and story. His diligent dedication to perfecting his craft over many decades of hard work is an inspiring story of artistic evolution.Written by an award-winning Abraham Lincoln scholar. A preeminent author of numerous books on Civil War-era art and history, Harold Holzer turns his eye to the development of an important American sculptor whose evolution ran parallel to, and deeply influenced, the development of American sculpture, iconography, and historical memory.Includes a comprehensive geographical guide to more than one hundred Daniel Chester French sculptures and monuments throughout the United StatesSpecially commissioned by Chesterwood, the home and studio of Daniel Chester French, and the National Trust for Historic PreservationLanguage: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 230mmItem Length: 152mmItem Width: 34mmItem Weight: 630gRelease Year: 2024 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Monument Man
Title: Monument Man
Subtitle: The Life & Art of Daniel Chester French
Contributor: Thayer Tolles (Foreword by)
ISBN-10: 1538190621
EAN: 9781538190623
ISBN: 9781538190623
Release Date: 08/06/2024
Release Year: 2024
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Height: 230mm
Book Title: Monument Man : the Life and Art of Daniel Chester French
Number of Pages: 470 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Topic: Sculpture & Installation, Individual Artists / General, Artists, Architects, Photographers
Publication Year: 2024
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Art, Biography & Autobiography
Item Weight: 0 Oz
Author: Harold Holzer
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
