Description Eaglemania celebrates Boston College\'s mascot, a monumental Japanese bronze eagle, following its recent conservation and return to view.
About the Author Victoria Weston is associate professor of art at the University of Massachusetts Boston..
Through its focus on eagle imagery, this study illuminates cross-cultural dynamics resulting from American collectors\' fascination with traditional and contemporary Japanese arts and Japanese artists\' adaptation to this market.
These include the Andersons\' acquisition of the eagle; the Boston College eagle seen in comparison with other exceptional Meiji eagle figures; the meanings of eagle depictions in the Edo and Meiji periods; and Japan\'s rise as a destination for American collectors, particularly of sculpture, in the Meiji period.
It features new research on topics that contextualize the Boston College eagle, assembling articles that discuss various aspects of its Edo- and Meiji-period origins.
Eaglemania brings the history of this stunning object to life.
Donated in the 1950s by the estate of diplomat and collector Larz Anderson (1866-1937) and his wife, Isabel (1876-1948), the eagle recently received in-depth restoration that has revealed its fine detail, carefully modeled form, and excellent material construction.
Description Eaglemania celebrates Boston College\'s mascot, a monumental Japanese bronze eagle, following its recent conservation and return to view
