What makes an effective tribute? What makes a memorable memorial? Via half a dozen sculptures in Battery Park, New York City, this essay provides lessons that can be applied to a memorial for the World Trade Center.
Dianne L. Durante Books
Driven by a lifelong addiction to writing, this author channels a boundless curiosity into exploring the realms of art and history. They share their delight in these subjects through engaging prose, inviting readers to discover fascinating insights. Their work is characterized by a passionate approach, aiming to ignite a similar enthusiasm for learning and exploration in others. Each piece is an invitation to delve into the world through the eyes of an avid researcher.
Artist-Entrepreneurs: Saint Gaudens, MacMonnies, and Parrish
- 82 pages
- 3 hours of reading
In the late 19th and early 20th century, the most capitalistic era in American history, it was considered normal that the immense popularity of Augustus Saint Gaudens, Frederick MacMonnies and Maxfield Parrish should earn them substantial wealth. Saint Gaudens was (and still is) regarded as America's foremost sculptor. MacMonnies' annual income in the mid-1890s reputedly reached $300,000 (about $7.5 million today). In 1925, one of every four American homes had a print of Maxfield Parrish's *Daybreak*. These artist-entrepreneurs flourished by exceptional ability, hard work, and savvy marketing. This book gives a brief overview of the life and notable works of Saint Gaudens, MacMonnies, and Parrish, within the historical, political, and economic framework of the period between the Civil War and World War I. If you enjoy hearing about intelligent, hard-working, innovative, highly skilled and profit-minded men making piles of money by creating beautiful works of art, then this book is for you.