Browere's Life Masks Of Great Americans - 9781539545798

Originally published in 1899. Browere's Life Masks of Great Americans is a rediscovery of the works of the artist, John Henri Isaac Browere, and provides a true history of plastic art in America. John Henri Isaac Browere (1790-1834) was an artist in New York in the early 19th century. He created life masks of Thomas Jefferson, Gilbert Stuart, Lafayette, John Quincy Adams, Edwin Forrest, Issac Van Wart, John Paulding, David Williams and other notables. ______________________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS Proem IThe Plastic Art IIThe Plastic Art in America IIIJohn Henri Isaac Browere IVThe Captors of Andre VDiscovery of the Life Mask of Jefferson VIThree Generations of Adamses VIIMr. and Mrs. Madison VIIICharles Carroll of Carrollton IXThe Nation's Guest, La Fayette XDe Witt Clinton XIHenry Clay XIIAmerica's Master Painter, Gilbert Stuart XIIIDavid Porter, United States Navy XIVRichard Rush XVEdwin Forrest XVIMartin Van Buren XVIIDeath Mask of James Monroe Addendum to Chapter VIII LIST OF PLATES Thomas Jefferson, Profile John H. I. Browere John Paulding Isaac Van Wart David Williams Thomas Jefferson John Adams John Quincy Adams Charles Francis Adams James Madison "Dolly" Madison Charles Carroll Marquis de La Fayette De Witt Clinton Henry Clay Gilbert Stuart David Porter Richard Rush Edwin Forrest Martin Van Buren James Monroe's Death Mask "

• • Author: Charles Henry Hart
• • Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• • Publication Date: Oct 17, 2016
• • Number of Pages: 150 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1539545792
• • ISBN-13: 9781539545798