Jules David Prown
Contributor
Website : Jules Prown at Yale University
Professor Emeritus in the History of Art, Yale University. Author of American Painting from Its Beginnings to the Armory Show, Art as Evidence, and others.
Primary Contributions (2)
Thomas Eakins was an American painter who made significant contributions to the development of 19th-century American Realism with his unsparing depictions of modern life. He painted mainly portraits of his friends and scenes of outdoor sports, such as swimming and boating (e.g., The Champion Single…
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Publications (1)
Art as Evidence Writings on Art and Material Culture (January 2001)
Jules Prown is renowned as a historian of American art and a pioneer in the study of material culture, a discipline that attempts to achieve a more profound understanding of individuals and societies using works of art as tangible evidence. This important book celebrates Prown’s distinguished career, bringing together eighteen of his most influential essays, along with a new introductory chapter, an intellectual autobiography that explains the evolution of his life’s work. The volume begins with...
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