Fitz H. Lane: An Artist's Voyage through Nineteenth-Century America

By James A. Craig

Fitz H. Lane's successful career began in his early childhood in picturesque Gloucester, Massachusetts and his talents developed and matured over time, making him one of the nation's premier nineteenth-century artists. Throughout his career, Lane painted with a vitality and attention to detail that was purely American at heart. Though the Luminist painter's maritime masterpieces are known throughout the world, the man himself has eluded both historians and art critics for over a century. This dazzling and exhaustive effort provides the first glimpse behind the canvas, beyond the career and into the soul of Fitz H. Lane. Passionate, stunning and thrilling, this is a narrative that returns life and color to a man intent on preserving and presenting the life of the culture he loved. James Craig has given Gloucester back one of her favorite sons.

Softcover, 320 pages, 6.88 x 0.31 x 9.75".

Copyright 2006 James A. Craig with The History Press.