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rmkg's review
I really enjoyed learning more about Leyendecker's life, art, and influence on American culture. What gorgeous illustrations!
stupidbears's review
4.0
Awesome artwork! The biography, while I have a few nitpicky issues on some details, such as Charles Beach's birthday being incorrect, it was a nice read overall.
bookichor's review
4.0
Beautiful art (obvs) but weird writing. Avoided discussions of racial stereotyping in art or any real meaty subject matter.
makeminemonsters's review
informative
medium-paced
4.0
This is a really great retrospective of a prolific American artist whose work deserves to be seen and discussed more widely. I do have a few quibbles - the authors did not discuss the use of racial stereotyping in Leyendecker's images nor the Saturday Evening Post's racist policies about what kind of depictions could be included in their magazines which felt like a huge oversight. Also, I found the disparaging and dismissive language the authors employed when speaking about Charles Beach, Leyendecker's partner of nearly 50 years, to be reductive and borderline insulting. Still for anyone who's curious about Leyendecker's art, this is a solid introduction to his art and his life, especially given the lack of readily available biographical resources about the painter.
roisinb10's review
2.0
Beautiful illustrations and basic info on Leyendecker but the homophobia intentional or otherwise is appalling
kilt's review
5.0
Leyendecker is my most favorite US artists.
He did a lot of advertisements. This book clearly shows his evolution in painting.
He did a lot of advertisements. This book clearly shows his evolution in painting.
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