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Washington Allston (1779-1843), the first major American artist trained in Europe, produced important paintings, explored sculpture and architecture, and published poetry and art criticism. On his return to America he became influential in the cultural and intellectual life of New England. Allston "knew everyone" and corresponded with many of the leading figures of his day, including Wordsworth, Longfellow, Irving, Sully, and Morse.
Nathalia Wright's edition is the most comprehensive work to date on Allston, bringing together all known letters by and to him and describing his principal activities in years for which correspondence is lacking. Allston holds an important place in the history of American culture and European art and has long deserved such a volume, which offers a fascinating view of the world of arts and letters during the early American flowering.
Nathalia Wright is Alumni Distinguished Service Professor Emerita of the University of Tennessee.
Publication Date
1993
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky
Place of Publication
Lexington, KY
ISBN
9780813155456
eISBN
9780813165042
Keywords
Washington Allston, American artists
Disciplines
History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology
Recommended Citation
Allston, Washington and Wright, Nathalia, "The Correspondence of Washington Allston" (1993). History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology. 2.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/upk_history_of_art_architecture_and_archaeology/2
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Edited by Nathalia Wright