Abbott Thayer Biography:
Once a major figure in American art and the era of civic art now known as the American Renaissance, Abbott Thayer (1849-1921) has slipped into an unfortunate obscurity, known only to a handful of artists and museum visitors. Thayer was a singular individual whose unique style and way of presenting his subjects made him stand apart from his contemporaries. His art, prints and posters are overwhelmingly of women, but rather than pose his models in the fashionable clothing of the demi-monde or place them in neo-classical settings like his contemporaries, Thayer idealized his women, often giving them wings which made them timeless monuments to femininity.
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