An Eakins Masterpiece Restored: Seeing the Gross Clinic Anew

171 pages; numerous illustrations, color and b&w. A thorough exposition on the masterpiece. Its history, recent and past; why Eakins created it; Eakins' letters about the painting; mid-nineteenth century surgery; comparison with "The Agnew Clinic"; past cleanings and restorations, some flawed; contemporary considerations on restoration; the restoration. Bibliography. Clean and bright throughout.

From Publisher:

Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) is acknowledged as one of the preeminent American painters of the 19th century. As a young artist in 1875 he prepared a monumental painting for the Philadelphia Centennial of Dr. Samuel D. Gross of Jefferson Medical College. Rejected by the selection committee for being too gruesome, "The Gross Clinic" is hailed today as the artist's masterpiece. Purchased by the medical college, the work was a fixture there until 2006, when its threatened sale prompted thousands to donate funds to keep it in Philadelphia through a joint acquisition by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

Kathleen A. Foster and Mark S. Tucker update the story of "The Gross Clinic" to the present day. They draw on discoveries made during the 2009-10 project to look more deeply into the history, aesthetics, and technique of the painting. Through their discussion, complemented by interpretations from the perspectives of cultural and medical history by Steven Conn and Mark S. Schreiner, M.D., respectively, this celebrated painting can now be understood anew.

Product Info

ISBN: 0876332351

ISBN-13: 9780876332351

Publisher: Philadelphia Museum of Art

Year: 2010

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

First Edition

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