Early American Portrait Painters in Miniature
Early American Portrait Painters in Miniature

Author: Theodore Bolton

Publisher: Holyoake Press

Published: 2010-03

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 144555349X

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Love and Loss
Love and Loss

Author: Robin Jaffee Frank

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2000-01-01

Total Pages: 454

ISBN-13: 9780300087246

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"Most often, portrait miniatures were painted in watercolor on thin disks of ivory. They were sometimes worn as jewelry, sometimes framed to be viewed privately. Many were painted by specialists, although renowned easel artists - including Benjamin West, John Singleton Copley, and Charles Willson Peale - also created them to commemorate births, engagements, marriages, deaths, and other joinings or separations. The book traces the development of this exquisite art form, revealing the close ties between the history of the miniature and the history of American private life."--BOOK JACKET.

Richard F. Lack
Richard F. Lack

Author: Gary B. Christensen

Publisher:

Published: 2015-12

Total Pages: 471

ISBN-13: 9781890434908

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RICHARD F. LACK (1928-2009) was one of the most important and distinguished artists of the last half of the twentieth century. Over the span of sixty-three years he completed more than 1,300 paintings, drawings, sketches, studies, etchings, woodcuts, and watercolors. Early in his career he received thirty-four Gold Medals, Best of Show, People's Choice awards, and several scholarships for his atelier (19711992); 100 highly trained painters completed Lack's program, many of whom are accomplished artists recognized nationally today.