×


 x 

Shopping cart
Vivien Green Fryd - Art & Empire: Politics Of Ethnicity In U.S. Capitol 1815-1860 (Perspective On Art & Architect) - 9780821413425 - KEX0212660
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.

Art & Empire: Politics Of Ethnicity In U.S. Capitol 1815-1860 (Perspective On Art & Architect)

€ 17.95
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Art & Empire: Politics Of Ethnicity In U.S. Capitol 1815-1860 (Perspective On Art & Architect) Paperback. A cultural and political interpretation of the portraits, reliefs, allegories and historical paintings commissioned for the US Capital between 1815 and 1860. It seeks to give the reader an enhanced appreciation for the racial and ethnic implications of these works. Series: Perspectives on the Art & Architectural History of the United States Capitol. Num Pages: 292 pages, illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; ACV; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 685.

The subject matter and iconography of much of the art in the U.S. Capitol forms a remarkably coherent program of the early course of North American empire, from discovery and settlement to the national development and westward expansion that necessitated the subjugation of the indigenous peoples.
In Art and Empire, Vivien Green Fryd’s revealing cultural and political interpretation of the portraits, reliefs, allegories, and historical paintings commissioned for the U.S. Capitol, the reader is given an enhanced appreciation for the racial and ethnic implications of these works.
This latest contribution to the United States Capitol Historical Society’s Perspectives ... Read more

Show Less

Product Details

Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Ohio University Press Ohio
Number of pages
292
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Series
Perspective on Art & Architect
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
Athens, United States
ISBN
9780821413425
SKU
KEX0212660
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About Vivien Green Fryd
Vivien Green Fryd is associate professor of art history at Vanderbilt University. She is the author of Marriage and Modernity: The Art and Lives of Edward Hopper and Georgia O'Keefe.

Reviews for Art & Empire: Politics Of Ethnicity In U.S. Capitol 1815-1860 (Perspective On Art & Architect)
“Art and Empire is an insightful and long-overdue account…[that] should be read not only by those interested in antebellum American culture but by anyone interested in the wider problem of official art in modern society.” “Art and Empire is a fine cultural history, well researched, well illustrated, and illuminating.”

Goodreads reviews for Art & Empire: Politics Of Ethnicity In U.S. Capitol 1815-1860 (Perspective On Art & Architect)


Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!