Title: Charming biography of America's premier wood engraver
Product review: This biography is written by family members of Cole,who is regarded as America's premier white-line wood engraver. An autobiographical introduction starts thiscolorful summary of Cole's life and work. From humbleimmigrant beginnings, he rose to the top of his craftby the end of the 19th century. The book is illustratedwith a selection of his finest work, largely fromhis work on European masters. The text is of interestto art historians, but also has a general appeal as anintriguing biography of an accomplished engraver whotravelled Europe in search of masterpieces to render in wood. He then presented the essence of the paintings to the American audience through magazines such as Scribner's and Century.
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