{"product_id":"guillaume-lethiere-9780300275780","title":"Guillaume Lethiere","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA groundbreaking publication on the Caribbean-born French Neoclassical painter \u003cem\u003eGuillaume Lethière\u003c\/em\u003e and his extraordinary, yet largely unexamined career\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in the French colony of Guadeloupe, \u003cem\u003eGuillaume Lethière\u003c\/em\u003e (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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDespite 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDistributed for the Clark Art Institute\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExhibition Schedule:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e(June 15–October 14, 2024)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLouvre, Paris\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e(November 14, 2024–February 17, 2025)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47430819119340,"sku":"9780300275780","price":119.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780300275780.jpg?v=1774558449","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/guillaume-lethiere-9780300275780","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}