Author: FOSTER, KATHLEEN A.; MARK S. TUCKER (EDITED BY); STEVEN CONN; KATHLEEN A. FOSTER; MARK S. SCHREINER, MD; MARK S. TUCKER (ESSAYS BY)
Title: An Eakins Masterpiece Restored: Seeing the Gross Clinic Anew
Description: Philadelphia Museum of Art. 2010, First Edition. (ISBN: 9780876332351). Pictorial Wrapper (softcover), 4to. 171 pages; numerous illustrations, color and b&w. A thorough exposition on the masterpiece. Its history, recent and past; why Eakins created it; Eakins' letters about the painting; mid-nineteenth century surgery; comparison with "The Agnew Clinic"; past cleanings and restorations, some flawed; contemporary considerations on restoration; the restoration. Bibliography. Clean and bright throughout. Fine.

Keywords: Eakins Gross Clinic Agnew Clinic Philadelphia at Thomas Jefferson University 9780876332351


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