Life drawing from ape to human: Charles Darwin's theories of evolution and William Rimmer's Art Anatomy
Explores the impact of the scientist Charles Darwin's evolutionary theories on the development of life drawing in the U.S.A. focusing on the publication of the drawing book "Art Anatomy" by the artist William Rimmer in 1877 and exploring its insight into the influence of Darwin's...
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| Published in | Nineteenth-century art worldwide Vol. 2; no. 2; p. np |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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01.03.2003
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| Summary: | Explores the impact of the scientist Charles Darwin's evolutionary theories on the development of life drawing in the U.S.A. focusing on the publication of the drawing book "Art Anatomy" by the artist William Rimmer in 1877 and exploring its insight into the influence of Darwin's theories on artistic practice. The author explores the broader context of contemporary drawing books, examines Rimmer's rendering of the human head, noting his representation of the skull from its evolutionary progression from ape to human, and discusses his inclusion of drawings representing human emotions in line with Darwin's theories. He concludes by exploring the dissemination of Rimmer's ideas through his teaching practice, commenting on his impact of both life drawing and his challenge to stereotypes represented in earlier studies of physiognomy. |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 1543-1002 1543-1002 |