Author: Hobbs, Susan A. and Barbara Dayer Gallati
Title: The Art of Thomas Wilmer Dewing: Beauty Reconfigured
Description: Washington, DC, The Brooklyn Museum / Smithsonian Institution Press, 1996. Softbound. Black and color illus. wraps. 224 pp. 72 color, 80 bw plates. An in-depth examination of the life and work of American artist Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851-1938), one of the most acclaimed portrait painters and pastel painters of the early part of the 20th century. The annotated and illustrated catalogue addresses 72 pieces. Essays include "Beauty Into Art: The Life of Thomas Wilmer Dewing" (by Susan A. Hobbs); "Beauty Unmasked: Ironic Meaning in Dewing's Art" (Barbara Dayer Gallati); "A Note on Frames" (By Hobbs). The catalogue of works, also written by Hobbs, categorizes the works as follows: Early Works: Paris and Boston; Aesthetic Works; Portraiture; Landscape Paintings; Figures and Interiors; Works on Paper. Detailed Chronology, Index. Many of the frames were designed by Stanford White and are illustrated. A terrific treatment for this artist. VG, ex art library copy with minimal interior stamps, light stamps on text block top and bottom, no spine labels. Very clean .

Keywords: 20th Century; Art; Portraiture; American Art; Thomas W. Dewing; Thomas Wilmer Dewin; Excat ; Dewing, Thomas Wilmer ; Art ; Portraiture


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