| Eaglemania: Collecting Japanese Art in Gilded Age America Contributor(s): Weston, Victoria (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1892850346 ISBN-13: 9781892850348 Publisher: McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College OUR PRICE: $31.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | History - General - History | Americas (north Central South West Indies) - Art | Asian - Japanese |
| Dewey: 709.52 |
| LCCN: 2018967235 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 9.9" W x 11.9" (1.90 lbs) 165 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Japanese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Eaglemania celebrates Boston College's mascot, a monumental Japanese bronze eagle, following its recent conservation and return to view. Donated in the 1950s by the estate of diplomat and collector Larz Anderson (1866-1937) and his wife, Isabel (1876-1948), the eagle recently received in-depth restoration that has revealed its fine detail, carefully modeled form, and excellent material construction. Eaglemania brings the history of this stunning object to life. It features new research on topics that contextualize the Boston College eagle, assembling articles that discuss various aspects of its Edo- and Meiji-period origins. These include the Andersons' acquisition of the eagle; the Boston College eagle seen in comparison with other exceptional Meiji eagle figures; the meanings of eagle depictions in the Edo and Meiji periods; and Japan's rise as a destination for American collectors, particularly of sculpture, in the Meiji period. Through its focus on eagle imagery, this study illuminates cross-cultural dynamics resulting from American collectors' fascination with traditional and contemporary Japanese arts and Japanese artists' adaptation to this market. |
Contributor Bio(s): Weston, Victoria: - Victoria Weston is associate professor of art at the College of Liberal Arts, University of Massachusetts Boston. |
