ISBN: 9780897335058

This is the Remarkable story of a fascinating, talented, nineteenth-century American woman who was able, despite a lack of formal training, to build a successful, if controversial, career… Mehr…

This is the Remarkable story of a fascinating, talented, nineteenth-century American woman who was able, despite a lack of formal training, to build a successful, if controversial, career as a sculptor. When she was only seventeen years old, Vinnie Ream succeeded in prevailing upon her friends in Congress to convince President Lincoln to sit for her and, after his assassination, these friends managed to have a bill passed granting her a contract for the completion of a statue of the late president. The debate on this in the Senate was divisive: Charles Sumner of Massachusetts, the powerful chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, argued that no woman could successfully execute a statue of such importance. But her statue of Lincoln, in Carrara marble, stands in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. Her "Sequoiah was the first statue of an American Indian to be placed in the Capitol's Statuary Hall, and her colossal statue of Admiral David Farragut is on display in a Washington park. Vinnie Ream was not a feminist, but her story is the story of a woman's remarkable achievement in a world controlled by men. She was untrained and did not have money, but she did have talent, intelligence, beauty and great charm, and she used these qualities in every way she could. She lived in exciting political times, and was involved with many famous men and events. She was in the midst of the controversy over Andrew Johnson's impeachment, and was accused of causing Senator Edmund Ross to cast the deciding vote for Johnson's aquittal. In this little-known slice of Americana, we learn about a woman who was ahead of her time in at least one respect: her tenacity in the pursuit of artistic achievement. Media > Book<

ISBN: 0897335058

She was able, through clever maneuvering and dogged determination, to achieve a commission from the Congress for a life-sized statue of the assassinated presidentthis despite the very rea… Mehr…

She was able, through clever maneuvering and dogged determination, to achieve a commission from the Congress for a life-sized statue of the assassinated presidentthis despite the very real animus against women artists at that time, which is apparent in the heated arguments against granting her the Lincoln commissionarguments spearheaded in the Senate by Charles Sumner of Massachusetts. Steeped in the history of her time, Vinnie Ream was involved with dozens of senators and congressmen and other powerful mennot least of all Generals Sherman and Custerand her studio on Capitol Hill became a legendary stopping place for many admirers and tourists. Her statue of Lincoln stands in the rotunda of the capitol building; her statue of Admiral Farragut stands in a Washington, D.C. park; other works are in Statuary Hall and various museums. This is an engaging biography of a spirited female artist, and an effective portrait of Washington, D.C. in the Civil War era. art,artists architects and photographers,arts and literature,arts music and photography,biographical,biographies,biographies and history,biography and history,graphic design Graphic Design, Chicago Review Press, Incorporated<

ISBN: 0897335058

She was able, through clever maneuvering and dogged determination, to achieve a commission from the Congress for a life-sized statue of the assassinated president-this despite the very re… Mehr…

She was able, through clever maneuvering and dogged determination, to achieve a commission from the Congress for a life-sized statue of the assassinated president-this despite the very real animus against women artists at that time, which is apparent in the heated arguments against granting her the Lincoln commission-arguments spearheaded in the Senate by Charles Sumner of Massachusetts.Steeped in the history of her time, Vinnie Ream was involved with dozens of senators and congressmen and other powerful men-not least of all Generals Sherman and Custer-and her studio on Capitol Hill became a legendary stopping place for many admirers and tourists. Her statue of Lincoln stands in the rotunda of the capitol building; her statue of Admiral Farragut stands in a Washington, D.C. park; other works are in Statuary Hall and various museums. This is an engaging biography of a spirited female artist, and an effective portrait of Washington, D.C. in the Civil War era. artists architects and photographers,arts and literature,arts music and photography,biographies,graphic design Graphic Design, Chicago Review Press<

ISBN: 9780897335058

Chicago Review Press. Hardcover. 0897335058 Ex-library book with usual markings. Meets or exceeds the good condition guidelines. Nice copy. Five star seller - Buy with confidence! . Good.… Mehr…

Chicago Review Press. Hardcover. 0897335058 Ex-library book with usual markings. Meets or exceeds the good condition guidelines. Nice copy. Five star seller - Buy with confidence! . Good., Chicago Review Press<