Main entry:

Rimmer, William, 1816-1879.

Title & Author:

William Rimmer, a Yankee Michelangelo / essays by Jeffrey Weidman, Neil Harris, and Philip Cash ; with a foreword by Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr.

Publication:

Hanover, NH : Distributed for the Brockton Art Museum/Fuller Memorial by University Press of New England, 1985.

Description:

xv, 118 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 x 25 cm

Notes:
Catalog of the exhibition held at the Brockton Art Museum, 6 Oct. 1985-12 Jan. 1986; the Cleveland Museum of Art, 25 Feb.-20 Apr. 1986; and the Brooklyn Museum, 6 June-20 July 1986.
Includes bibliographical references.
Foreword / Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr. -- Chronology of William Rimmer / Jeffrey Weidman -- Part I. Essays -- William Rimmer / Jeffrey Weidman -- William Rimmer: The artist as teacher / Neil Harris -- American medicine in the time of William Rimmer / Philip Cash -- Part II. Catalog -- Conventions and abbreviations / Jeffrey Weidman -- Bibliography / Jeffrey Weidman -- Sculpture -- Paintings -- Drawings and prints.

Summary:

William Rimmer (1816-1879) has long been considered an important figure in American art. He has been mentioned in all the major surveys of nineteenth-century American art, yet this is the first book devoted solely to him since 1946, when the last major exhibition of his work was held. Directed at an educated, popular audience, the book contains information on all of Rimmer's major work and presents many new findings about his life. In spite of the many developments in American rat research in the past four decades, RImmer has remained a particularly elusive figure - hard to know and harder still to categorize within the larger context of American art and style. This book reestablishes the details of Rimmer's career and reconsiders the quality of his artistry. -- from back cover.

ISBN:

0934358141 (pbk.)
9780934358149 (pbk.)

Subject:

Rimmer, William, 1816-1879 Exhibitions.
Rimmer, William, 1816-1879 Exhibitions 1985 Brockton (Mass.)
Rimmer, William, 1816-1879
Art, American 19th century Exhibitions.
Art américain 19e siècle Expositions.
Art, American

Form/genre:

exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Weidman, Jeffrey, 1945-
Harris, Neil, 1938-
Cash, Philip.
Stebbins, Theodore E., writer of foreword.
Rimmer, William, 1816-1879.
Brockton Art Museum.
Cleveland Museum of Art.
Brooklyn Museum.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 20377
Call No.: ID EXHHANOVER; ID:87-B75
Status: Available