A Drawing Manual by Thomas Eakins (PRIMARY SOURCES IN AMERICAN)

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Review "An important artifact of American art history finally rescued from obscurity." -- Edward J. Sozanski, Philadelphia Inquirer Read more Book Description This historic volume publishes for the first time Thomas Eakins’s manual on drawing, originally prepared by the artist for his students at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Eakins’s original text, along with his studies on linear perspective and mechanical drawing, reveal his extraordinary expertise, personality, and teaching philosophy. Read more About the Author Kathleen A. Foster is the Robert L. McNeil, Jr., Curator of American Art and Director of the Center for American Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. She has published extensively on Eakins, including Thomas Eakins Rediscovered (Yale University Press). Amy B. Werbel is Associate Professor of Fine Arts at Saint Michael’s College, Vermont. Read more