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Reckoning with Millet's Man with a hoe, 1863-1900
Abstract
"Situates French artist Jean-François Millet's painting 'Man with a Hoe' (1860-62) in the arc of his career and traces its reception, from its debut at the 1863 Paris Salon to the years following its acquisition by American collectors in the 1890s"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents
Introduction / Scott Allan -- "The epic of labor": Millet's Man with a hoe at the 1863 salon / Simon Kelly -- From toxic asset to trophy picture: the fortunes of Man with a hoe, 1863-90 / Scott Allan -- Westward hoe! evolution, eugenics, and the reception of Millet in the United States / John Ott.
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Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, [2023]
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- 9781606068557
- 1606068555
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Published on the occasion of the exhibition Reckoning with Millet's "Man with a hoe," on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center, Los Angeles, from September 12 to December 10, 2023.
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