Artist-Entrepreneurs

The Gilded Age, the most capitalistic era of US history, saw 3 trailblazing artists: Augustus Saint Gaudens, Frederick MacMonnies, and Maxfield Parrish. These men became wealthy by producing innovative, inspiring, high-quality work. In this volume we look at these artists in the historical, political, and economic framework of the period between the Civil War and World War I. Then we look at their major artworks and how they monetized them, via hard work and savvy marketing. Artist-Entrepreneurs is a fascinating read for those who love the Gilded Age, representational sculpture and painting, art history, or US history. 80 pp., 172 illustrations, most in color.