Main entry:

McWilliam, Neil.

Title & Author:

Monumental intolerance : Jean Baffier, a nationalist sculptor in fin-de-siècle France / Neil McWilliam.

Publication:

University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2000.

Description:

xiv, 326 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-319) and index.
Jacques Bonhomme's Revenge: The Attack on Germain Casse -- Marat and the Thermidor Reaction: Representing Revolution in the French Third Republic -- Race, Remembrance, and "Revanche": Commemorating the Franco-Prussian War in Bourges -- Monuments, Martyrdom, and the Politics of Religion: Baffier's Statue of Servetus and Its Rivals -- Building on the Past: Craft, Tradition, and National Identity -- Unstable Ground: Baffier and the Promotion of Rural Culture -- The Nature of Reaction: Baffier's Nationalism -- Conclusion: The Lie of the Land.

Summary:

"Little known today, Jean Baffier (1851-1920) was never far from the headlines during his own lifetime. Born into a poor peasant family, he became a self-taught sculptor whose work ranged from decorative objects to portrayals of peasant life and public monuments. But Baffier would probably not have received wide public attention if he had not also become a folklorist, a promoter of regional culture, and a militant nationalist with beliefs so violent that he attempted a political assassination."--Jacket.

ISBN:

0271019654 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780271019659 (cloth ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Baffier, Jean, 1851-1920 Criticism and interpretation.
Baffier, Jean, 1851-1920.
Baffier, Jean.
Nationalism and art France History 19th century.
Nationalisme et art France Histoire 19e siècle.
Nationalism and art.
Plastieken.
Sculptors France 19th century.
Sculptors France 20th century.
France.

Form/genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 220190
Call No.: NB1116.B143 M3 2000
Status: Available