The Miniature Painter Revealed

Amalia Kussner's perseverance opened the doors to royalty and society, but it was her talent that kept her there. The subjects she painted were a ""Who's Who"" of the Gilded Age both in the United States and in Europe. Langone's book restores Amalia to her rightful place in history.--Richard Jay Hutto, Gilded Age historian and author of The Countess and the Nazis: An American Family's Private War Thoroughly engaging! Amalia Kussner's rise to artistic stardom is a must-read for anyone interested in the achievements of women during the Gilded Age.--Alyssa Maxwell, author of the Gilded Newport Mysteries Kathleen Langone presents an enchanting account of a late nineteenth-century art form: portraits of Gilded Age beauties, painted on ivory and often gold-framed. In an era of limited options for creative women, Amalia Kussner was renowned for the delicate beauty of her images. Kussner miniatures have been highly prized and collected by various institutions. Langone has intensively researched these delightful works of art, as well as the talented and tenacious artist herself. The Miniature Painter Revealed presents a little-known but immensely charming facet of Gilded Age feminine culture.--Carol Wallace, author of the New York Times bestseller To Marry an English Lord, an inspiration for Downton Abbey Lively and well-paced, Langone's The Miniature Painter Revealed opens another portal into the Gilded Age--that of a bold, mysterious female artist and the aristocrats and elites who sat for her exquisite portraits.--Esther Crain, founder of Ephemeral New York and author of The Gilded Age in New York, 1870-1910