New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1976. 72 pages; 47 illustrations. The author has deep resume in nineteenth century American art, curatorial experience at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and was head of the schools of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Previuos owner's name on the front free endpaper. Otherwise, clean throughout; tight binding. Back flap of the dustjacket is creased. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Language: ENG.

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Title

The First Pose - 1876: Turning Point in American Art; Howard Roberts, Thomas Eakins, and A Century of Philadelphia Nudes

Publisher

W.W. Norton & Company, New York

Publication Date

1976

Language

English

ISBN 10

0393044475

ISBN 13

9780393044478

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

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This book takes an introductory look at the Philadelphia art world in the decade after the Civil War and before the landmark Centennial Exhibition of 1876.

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