Prince Eagle: An Artist's Book [Paperback]

Elizabeth Peyton (Author)

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Publication Date: April 1, 2001

Obsessed by the life of Napoleon, Elizabeth Peyton met a man who bore a striking resemblance to the emperor, and began this series of striking paintings and photographs depicting her obsession with him.

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About the Author

Elizabeth Peyton, born in Danbury, Connecticut, received her BFA from the School of Visual Arts, New York. She has exhibited her work at venues around the world, including the Venice Biennale; the Saatchi Gallery, London; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center, New York. Her work is in museums worldwide including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; and The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Prince Eagle is Peyton’s fifth monograph. She lives and works in New York.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: powerHouse Books; 1 edition (April 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1576870987
• ISBN-13: 978-1576870983
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,172,677 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars She Gets it, March 10, 2005

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Elizabeth Peyton's work fascinates me. She creates the art I never thought I could get a way with, and she does it beautifully. This collection of photos and drawings focus on one man who supposedly looks like a painting of Napoleon. I suppose he does, but her view of him is what is important.

She looks at him with more than a loving eye. She sees things in him that he obviously doesn't see in himself, and she shows those things to us. We are intimate partners in her adoration, never feeling voyeuristic or inappropriate. This feels natural and right, the way each of us should feel about someone.

The informality of the settings and the casual drawings - often on hotel stationery - give an "of the moment", casual feeling that adds to the intimacy and the mystery. Has she been staring at him as he sleeps? Did she quickly dash off a sketch to remember a certain attitude or expression? This is a truly beautiful collection.