Citizen Spectator : Art, Illusion, and Visual Perception in Early National America /
Wendy Bellion.
Bok Engelsk 2012 Wendy. Bellion,· Electronic books.
| Omfang | 1 online resource (384 p.)
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| Utgave | First edition.
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| Opplysninger | Outgrowth of the author's thesis (Northwestern University).. - Theaters of visuality -- The politics of discernment -- Sight and the city -- Imitations and originals -- Looking for the invisible lady -- Phantasmagoric Washington.. - Bellion presents an exploration of illusionistic art in the early US. She investigates Americans' experiences with material forms of visual deception, arguing that encounters with illusory art shaped their understanding of knowledge, representation, & subjectivity between 1790 and 1825. Focusing on the work of the Peale family and the Philadelphia Museum, as well as other Philadelphians, the book explores the range of illusions encountered in public spaces, from trompe l'oeil paintings & drawings to ephemeral displays of phantasmagoria, 'Invisible Ladies', and other spectacles of deception.
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| ISBN | 0-8078-3890-X. - 1-4696-0043-9
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