J.G. Brown was one of the most popular artists of late nineteenth-century America, famous for his paintings of New York City's poor bootblacks and newsboys.
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J.G. Brown was one of the most popular artists of late nineteenth-century America, famous for his paintings of New York City's poor bootblacks and newsboys.
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Very Good. Very Good Dust Jacket. 4to-over 9¾-12" tall. pp. 260. 260 pp. Tightly bound. Light ding to tip of lower front corner. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Very good dust jacket.
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Like New. Size: 10x10x0; Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
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New. 0915829819. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--260 pages; 213 illustrations, most in color. Description: "John George Brown (1831-1913) painted two worlds, the rural and the urban. His scenes of children playing in the countryside resemble works by Winslow Homer and Eastman Johnson, his contemporaries. His innovative urban scenes represent the impoverished children who swept crossings, shined shoes, played music, and sold flowers and apples on New York City's streets. Brown was, and is still, most associated with the image of the entrepreneurial young bootblack, the artistic counterpart of Horatio Alger's boy heroes. Many of the children Brown depicted came from immigrant families. He had himself emigrated from England as a poor young man, an experience that gave him a unique perspective. Wealthy collectors bought his paintings and ordinary citizens bought the prints made after them. He is still widely collected today. This is the first lengthy treatment of his life and career. The works reproduced are drawn from many private and over 35 public collections, among them The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Joslyn Art Museum, and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco."--with a bonus offer--
