Description
Spratling made a fortune manufacturing and designing silver, but his true life's work was to conserve, redeem, and interpret the ancient culture of his adopted country. He explained for North American audiences the paintings of Mexico's modern masters and earned distinction as a learned and early collector of pre-Columbian art. Spratling and his workshop gradually became a visible and culturally attractive link between a steady stream of notable American visitors and the country they wanted to see and experience.
Spratling had the rare good fortune to witness his own reputation - as one of the most admired Americans in Mexico - assume legendary status before his death. William Spratling, His Life and Art vividly reconstructs this richly diverse life whose unique aesthetic legacy is but a part of its larger cultural achievement of profoundly influencing Americans' attitudes toward a civilisation different from their own.
About the Author
Taylor D. Littleton is W. Kelly Mosley Professor of Science and Humanities Emeritus at Auburn University.
Book Information
ISBN 9780807156261
Author Taylor D. Littleton
Format Paperback
Page Count 348
Imprint Louisiana State University Press
Publisher Louisiana State University Press
Weight(grams) 333g