A drawing manual / by Thomas Eakins ; edited and with an introduction by Kathleen A. Foster and an essay by Amy B. Werbel.
| Author/creator | Eakins, Thomas |
| Other author | Foster, Kathleen A. |
| Other author | Werbel, Amy Beth. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia, PA : Philadelphia Museum of Art ; New Haven : In Association with Yale University Press, ©2005. |
| Description | 125 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The tools of art: the drawing manual of Thomas Eakins / Kathleen A. Foster -- Thomas Eakins: last of the art crusaders / Amy B. Werbel -- A drawing manual / Thomas Eakins -- I: Linear perspective: tracing on a window pane -- II: Linear perspective: picture plane established -- III: Linear perspective: theory of vanishing points -- IV: Mechanical drawing -- V: Isometric drawing -- VI: Reflections in water -- VII: Sculptured relief -- Notes on the construction of a camera -- Notes on the differential action of certain muscles passing more than one joint -- Refraction. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [119]-121). |
| LCCN | 2004058508 |
| ISBN | 0876331762 (PMA hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0300108478 (Yale hardcover) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | NC730 .E23 2005 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |