Beyond Madness - The Art of Ralph Blakelock, 1847-1919 (Hardcover)

This book, featuring the life and works of Ralph Blakelock, situates him in the context of American art. Representing over twenty years of study and the examination of several thousand works attributed to him, "Beyond Madness" reveals the unusual nature of Blakelock's life story as it offers clear parallels to his painting. Largely self-taught and supported by few patrons, Blakelock regularly struggled with the financial pressures of supporting his nine children and pursuing his art. Called both brilliant and doomed, and institutionalized on and off for the last decade of his life, he nonetheless created some of the most beloved--and some of the most frequently forged--paintings in the American canon. As in the author's own time, modern assessments of his work are often colored by notions of Blakelock the man, leading to a paradoxical legacy of suffering and hope, obscurity and prominence. Taking Blakelock's art on its merits, "Beyond Madness" stands as a testament to the indefatigable spirit of art scholarship as well as a tribute to the artist and his enduring passion for the creative process. It finally casts new light on the life and character of Blakelock and on the nature of the incomparable art he contributed to the American tradition.

General

Imprint:	University of Nebraska Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2008
First published:	December 2007
Authors:	Norman A. Geske
Foreword by:	Peter H. Hassrick
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	227
ISBN-13:	978-0-8032-2207-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1800 to 1900 > General Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > From 1900 > General
LSN:	0-8032-2207-6
Barcode:	9780803222076

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