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A must-have volume for those interested in early US painters
I found this book was able to shed some much needed light on America's first master painters. I found Flexner's writing to be beautiful and the result of reading this book has been several trips to view the works of the artists featured within. I heartily recommend this title to all who are interested in this period of American/art history, or to those who would likee to be! ... Read more

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Benjamin West (1738-1820) occupies a significant place in both American and British art histories.Born in Springfield Township (now Swarthmore), Pennsylvania, he was sent to study in Europe, opened a studio in London in 1763, and was appointed historical painter to King George III in 1772.

This publication focuses on paintings by West which took their inspiration from The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser. Derrick Cartwright's essay explores West's use of Spensarian imagery, arguing that this long, complex, sixteenth-century poem allowed West to express his own conflicting allegiances as an American-born painter who enjoyed enormous success as an expartriate living in London. Illustrations include the three known paintings West based on Spenser, other works by West, preparatory drawings, prints produced by other artists based on West's paintings, as well as paintings by Copley, Reynolds, Watts, and even Lee Woodward Zeigler (a twentieth century American artist), all of whom produced works based on The Faerie Queene. ... Read more

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Full title: The Life, Studies, and Works of Benjamin West, Esq. President of the Royal Academy of London Composed from Materials Furnished by Himself By John Galt, Esq. ... Read more

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Title: Palestinian-Israeli gunbattles kill 50: West Bank sees first tanks since '67; funeral violence feared.(A)
Author: Richard C. Gross
Publication: The Washington Times (Newspaper)
Date: September 27, 1996
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This digital document is an article from The Washington Times, published by News World Communications, Inc. on December 17, 1997. The length of the article is 1956 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: West Bank pullout could isolate settlers: Netanyahu plan faces flak in Cabinet.(A)
Author: Abraham Rabinovich
Publication: The Washington Times (Newspaper)
Date: December 17, 1997
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This digital document is an article from Studies in Romanticism, published by Boston University on December 22, 2002. The length of the article is 13114 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: "Everybody's Shakespeare": representative genres and John Boydell's Winter's Tale.
Author: Christopher Rovee
Publication: Studies in Romanticism (Refereed)
Date: December 22, 2002
Publisher: Boston University
Volume: 41Issue: 4Page: 509(36)

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