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Signs of the artist
signatures and self-expression in American paintings
By Wilmerding, John
- ISBN
- 978-0-30009-779-5
- Publisher
- New Haven [Conn.] ; Yale University Press, c2003.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on November 15, 2003
In this beautifully presented and illustrated examination of the unconventional signatures of 27 American artists, Wilmerding (American art, Princeton Univ.) argues that many artists who intentionally placed their signatures within the pictorial spaces of engravings, paintings, and drawings explicitly projected autobiographical fragments or signs of their lives into their works. While this preeminent art historian's analysis is perceptive, it is not entirely original. He str...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
