From Library Journal
Laughton (Queen's Univ.) has produced a carefully documented treatise on the works of Daumier and Millet. Drawing is broadly defined to include discussion of the artists' work in several media. While there can be little doubt that each artist was aware of the other's work, Laughton proposes creative and stylistic links relying heavily on a chronology of the mid-to-late 19th century. The treatment is scholarly, requiring at least a reading command of French. The book is nicely produced, although the review copy was poorly trimmed and there are occasional typographical errors. Unfortunately, the work suffers from a sometimes awkward placement of illustration captions and a baffling arrangement of research notes (chapter endnotes would have worked well). The author's decision to label works by titles as they are "commonly called" results in a mishmash of French and English titles curiously buried in the index. For research collections.
- P. Steven Thomas, Washburn Univ. Lib., Topeka, Kan.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- P. Steven Thomas, Washburn Univ. Lib., Topeka, Kan.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
