The Art of the Woman: The Life and Work of Elisabet Ney (Women in Texas History Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (739 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1623494249 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 292 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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Illustrations not seen by PW. She has inspired novels, plays and biographies, but much of this literature, according to Cutrer, perpetuates unfounded mythssuch as the belief that she fled Germany because she was a secret agent of Bismarck. Lady MacBeth, the piece that crowned her career in the U.S., is a moving exploration of a woman's grief that may reflect Ney's own private anguish. Her busts of Garibaldi, Schopenhauer and half-mad Ludwig of Bavaria never broke out of the neoclassical mold. Cutrer's rigorous biographical-critical study paints a vivid picture o
Nancy Lucke said I had not realized her great involvement with the politics of the time. Much less sympathetic to Ms. Ney but seemed to be more objective and more complete in coverage.I had not realized her great involvement with the politics of the time.
Austin and are exhibited in the state and US capitols as well as the Smithsonian. Born in 1833, Ney gained notoriety in Europe by sculpting the busts of such figures as Ludwig II, Schopenhauer, Garibaldi, and Bismarck. Cutrer argues that Ney was an accomplished sculptor coming out of a neglected German neoclassical tradition and that, whatever her failures and eccentricities, she was an important catalyst to cultural activity in Texas.. Emily Fourmy Cutrer’s biography of Ney makes extensive use of primary s
EMILY FOURMY CUTRER is president of Texas A&M University–Texarkana.