| + | Sat. R. 103: 88. Ja. 19, ’07. 320w. (Review of v. 5.) | |
| + | Spec. 97: 685. N. 3, ’06. 370w. (Review of v. 5.) |
McSpadden, Joseph Walker. Famous painters of America. **$2.50. Crowell.
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This book does not discuss art, altho it deals with artists. The personal and picturesque side of men known to the casual reader is presented here with much amusing anecdote and comment. The lives of Benjamin West, Copley, Stuart, Inness, Vedder, Homer, La Farge, Whistler, Sargent, Abbey and Chase are given and there are three dozen handsome full page illustrations from photographs of the artists and their works.
“The book is not well written, is florid in style, but contains material on some of the later artists of which little is to be found elsewhere except in magazine files or expensive works.”
| + − | A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 195. N. ’07. |
“It ought to appeal to the holiday buyer who is interested in art from the outside.”
| + | Cath. World. 86: 404. D. ’07. 190w. |
“While its point of view is popular there is nothing superficial about its method.”