Ralph Earl: The Face of the Young Republic

by Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser

Book Overview

Ralph Earl painted many of the most enduring images of American people and places during the last quarter of the 18th century, yet he has remained one of the least known American painters. This book - the first full-scale investigation of Earl's life and work - gives details of his colourful career, examines his unique patterns of patronage, explores why his style and technique underwent many changes, discusses how the values of New England society...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300050410
• ISBN13: 9780300050417
• Release Date: November 1991
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 2.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.4" x 12.3"