Guillaume Lethiere

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A groundbreaking publication on the Caribbean-born French Neoclassical painter Guillaume Lethière and his extraordinary, yet largely unexamined career Born in the French colony of Guadeloupe, Guillaume Lethière (1760–1832) was a key figure in the history of art during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The... Read More

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Guillaume Lethiere

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A groundbreaking publication on the Caribbean-born French Neoclassical painter Guillaume Lethière and his extraordinary, yet largely unexamined career

Description

A groundbreaking publication on the Caribbean-born French Neoclassical painter Guillaume Lethière and his extraordinary, yet largely unexamined career

Born in the French colony of Guadeloupe, Guillaume Lethière (1760–1832) was a key figure in the history of art during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The son of a formerly enslaved woman of colour and a white government official and plantation owner, Lethière moved to France with his father at age fourteen. He trained as an artist and successfully navigated the tumult of the French Revolution and its aftermath to achieve the highest levels of recognition in his time. A favourite artist of Napoleon's brother, Lucien Bonaparte, Lethière also held important positions at the Académie de France in Rome, Institut de France, and École des Beaux-Arts. A well-respected teacher, he operated a robust studio that rivalled those of his contemporaries Jacques-Louis David and Antoine-Jean Gros.

Despite his remarkable accomplishments and considerable corpus of paintings and drawings, Lethière is relatively unknown today. Lavishly illustrated and authoritative, this groundbreaking study serves to introduce Lethière to new and broader audiences and restore him to his rightful place as one of the most eminent artists of his generation. An international group of scholars offer the first comprehensive view of Lethière's extraordinary career in its political, social, and art historical context, addressing issues of colonialism, slavery, and diaspora, as well as shedding new light on the presence and reception of Caribbean artists in France during this time.

Distributed for the Clark Art Institute

Exhibition Schedule:

Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA

(June 15–October 14, 2024)

Louvre, Paris

(November 14, 2024–February 17, 2025)

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780300275780

Publisher: Yale University Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 02 July 2024

Country: United States

Imprint: Yale University Press

Illustration: 170 color + b-w illus.

Contributors:

Contributions by Darcy Grimaldo Grigsby
Contributions by Anne Lafont
Edited by Esther Bell
Edited by Olivier Meslay
Contributions by Alain Chevalier
Contributions by Natasha Coleman
Contributions by Frederic Lacaille
Contributions by Christelle Lozere
Contributions by Sophie Kerwin
Contributions by Darcy Grimaldo Grigsby
Edited by Esther Bell
Edited by Olivier Meslay
Contributions by Alain Chevalier
Contributions by Natasha Coleman
Contributions by Frederic Lacaille
Contributions by Anne Lafont
Contributions by Christelle Lozere
Contributions by Sophie Kerwin

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 248.0mm

Height: 292.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 432

Collections

American & Canadian History Arts & Culture History & Archaeology History & Military Non-Fiction

About the Author

Esther Bell is the deputy director and Robert and Martha Berman Lipp Chief Curator, and Olivier Meslay is the Hardymon Director, both at the Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA.