In the Footsteps of the Artist: Thoreau and the World of Andrew Wyeth [Hardcover]

Andrew Wyeth (Author), James A. Warner (Author), Margaret J. White (Author), Henry David Thoreau (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1992

This book offers readers a walk through the physical, visible world of AndrewWyeth's paintings and a guide, in the words of Henry David Thoreau, into the interior world. 69 full-color plates and 8 black-and-white illustrations. (128 pp.)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 122 pages
• Publisher: Galahad Books; 1St Edition edition (November 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 088365783X
• ISBN-13: 978-0883657836
• Product Dimensions: 14.3 x 11.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #876,229 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Thoreau quotes and southeastern Pennsylvania photographs, August 29, 2005

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This review is from: In the Footsteps of the Artist: Thoreau and the World of Andrew Wyeth (Hardcover)

Writer-naturalist Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) and artist Andrew Wyeth (1917- ) not only share a birthday: they were born exactly 100 years apart. Thoreau had the town of Concord and the Concord River to inspire him. Andrew Wyeth has Chadds Ford and the Brandywine River. This large coffee table book places quotes from Thoreau against -- not Wyeth artwork -- but photographs of the Brandywine area taken by James A. Warner and Margaret J. White. Some of the sites depicted also appear in Wyeth's work, and eight pieces of his own are actually reproduced here. The photos are lovely and the quotes are nice enough. Thoreau's words are printed in all caps, making them appear to shout from the page. It's kind of an odd combination of text and images: loud sentences and bucolic rural scenery. This book may appeal to Wyeth fans or to natives of southeastern Pennsylvania.