Reynolds, Joshua: Creation of Celeb. by Martin Postle

Reynolds, Joshua: Creation of Celeb. by Martin Postle

Joshua Reynolds: The Creation of Celebrity examines the artist in the social, political and cultural context of a century that cultivated a very modern notion of fame. This new approach to Reynolds (1723-92) considers his life and career in terms of a conscious quest for celebrity. Reynolds surrounded himself with the most famous men and women of his time: the rich, the powerful, the beautiful and the notorious. His portraits served to create, reinforce and advertise not only his subject's reputation but his own. It is, therefore, no surprise that Reynolds made no fewer than twenty-seven self-portraits in which he purposefully perpetuated his well-crafted public image as an artist, an academic and a knight. Joshua Reynolds: The Creation of Celebrity features many of Reynolds's most famous and beautiful portraits. Individual sections consider the friendships Reynolds cultivated with the famous and infamous figures of his time: politicians; courtesans; literary figures; war heroes; and aristocrats. These flamboyant and influential subjects helped to promote and sustain Reynolds's distinguished career and, ultimately, to secure his enduring popularity with audiences today.

Martin Postle is a Tate curator and an authority on th art of Joshua Reynolds. Mark Hallett is Reader in History of Art at the University of York. Stella Tillyard is the internationally acclaimed author of The Aristocrats. Tim Clayton is a former research fellow at Worcester College, Oxford and the author of The English Print 1688-1802.

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ISBN 13	9781854375643
ISBN 10	1854375644
Title	Reynolds, Joshua: Creation of Celeb.
Author	Martin Postle
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Tate Publishing
Year published	2005-06-23
Number of pages	295
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