The Special Artist in American Culture: A Biography of Frank Hamilton Taylor (1846-1927), Vol. 21 FROM THE PUBLISHER
Frank Hamilton Taylor represents an important, but overlooked, group of documentalists of American history - Special Artists. These were men and women who wrote and illustrated articles for the pictorial press which included Harper's Weekly and Frank Leslie's. Well known Specials like Winslow Homer and Frederic Remington have received only cursory acknowledgment of the importance of their early work for these papers. However, studying the works and lives of Special Artists, like Taylor, can give unique insights into the development of American culture. His achievements give us a better understanding of the emergence of middle-class values at the turn of the century.
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Booknews
Considers newspaper writer and illustrator Taylor as one of a group of American specialty artists who have been generally neglected except for a few like Winslow Homer and Frederick Remington. Describes his impact on and embodiment of the evolution of the middle class after the Civil War and its rise to dominance in US society. Includes over 30 black-and-white reproductions. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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