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Illusion and Allusion.
- Source :
- American Art; Summer2003, Vol. 17 Issue 2, p18, 22p, 3 Color Photographs, 10 Black and White Photographs, 1 Diagram
- Publication Year :
- 2003
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Abstract
- One of the tallest tales in American art history begins as a parable of social modesty. Reiterated endlessly in twentieth-century studies of American art and the Peale family, the story of Washington's deception at the hands of Charles Willson Peale helped crown the Staircase Group as an icon of trompe l' oeil art—a pictorial deception.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10739300
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- American Art
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 10315114