Encountering genius : Houdon's portraits of Benjamin Franklin / Jack Hinton, Melissa Meighan, Andrew Lins.

Encountering genius : Houdon's portraits of Benjamin Franklin /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hinton, Jack
Corporate Author:	Philadelphia Museum of Art
Other Authors:	Houdon, Jean Antoine, 1741-1828, Meighan, Melissa, Lins, P. Andrew, 1945-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Philadelphia, Pa.] : Philadelphia Museum of Art, c2011.
Subjects:	Houdon, Jean Antoine, > 1741-1828. > Bust of Benjamin Franklin. Houdon, Jean Antoine, > 1741-1828 > Criticism and interpretation. Franklin, Benjamin, > 1706-1790 > Portraits.

Table of Contents:

Introduction / Jack Hinton, Andrew Lins, and Melissa Meighan
An American icon in context : Jean-Antoine Houdon's Bust of Benjamin Franklin at the Philadelphia Museum of Art / Jack Hinton
In pursuit of physical evidence : seven clay and terracotta portrait busts by Houdon / Melissa Meighan
Houdon's studio practice : creating multiple versions of a portrait bust / Andrew Lins.