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David is an occasional blogger, software engineer, Nintendo fanboy, liberal, news magazine addict, voracious TiVo user, and bibliophile. He was born in St. Louis, grew up in southern Indiana, and returned to St. Louis to attend Washington University. He hasn't managed to escape yet. He's a fan of free wine tastings, too many tv shows to name, and eating out. David makes his living developing web applications used internally by his employer. He doesn't blog about work because he's heard too many stories about that causing workplace troubles. There's more on the about page. |
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10 February 2006 - 6:18 pm
The NY Times review of The Judgment of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade That Gave the World Impressionism is pretty positive. I finished reading the book about a week ago and my take matches theirs. The book can be slow going at times, but you'll be rewarded if you just press on. Ross King, the author, provides a great deal of information on the French Salons and what the motivations were behind the various juries' refusal to allow works by the Impressionists and other young artists into the Salons. If you want a solid dose of history with your art history, I'd recommend this volume.
Posted by on 10 February 2006 at 6:11 PM
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