Books by Gabriel P. Weisberg

Breaking the Mold insightfully examines the formation and scope of the Noah L. and Muriel S. Butkin collection at the Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame. The Butkins were at the forefront of the art historical reevaluation of realist, naturalist, and academic paintings in the 1970s, championing 19th-century French paintings and drawings by artists as diverse as François Bonvin, Théodule Ribot, Antoine Vollon, Léon Lhermitte, Gustave Colin and Georges Vibert. With essays examining how the collection was created and detailed entries on each work, Breaking the Mold presents a timely study of collectors and artists whose contributions deserve much broader attention.

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Reveals the Art Nouveau period as an era dedicated to design reform in all areas of the visual arts. Annotated bibliographic entries from period literature provide evidence for the spread of design changes, with later publications demonstrating the changes in the way the period has been studied.