Art : History

A concise and informative review of the last 25 years of artistic, historical, & cultural object conservation theory more...

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Following the death of his wife Elizabeth Siddal in 1862 and his settling in Chelsea in October of that year, Rossetti entered on a period of his life that was marked by renewed activity as a painter and by increased financial prosperity. As early as July 1863 William Bell Scott described him as 'in great force and plenty of commissions'. more...

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Brings together for the first time essays which explore cross-dressing in theatre, cabaret, opera and dance. Essential reading for all those interested in performance and the representation of gender. more...

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In Culture Incorporated, Mark W. Rectanus calls for full disclosure of corporate involvement in cultural events and examines how corporations, art institutions, and foundations are reshaping the cultural terrain. In turn, he also shows how that ground is destabilized by artists subverting these same institutions to create a heightened awareness of critical alternatives. more...

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This is the first modern book about the artist David Wilkie (1785-1841), the first British painter to become an international celebrity. Based on extensive original research, the book explores the ways in which Wilkie’s images, so beloved by his contemporaries, engaged with a range of cultural predicaments close to their hearts. In a series of thematic chapters, whose concerns range far beyond the details of Wilkie’s own career, Tromans shows how, through Wilkie’s thrillingly original work, British society was able to reimagine its own everyday life, its history, and its multinational (Anglo-Scottish) nature. Other themes covered include Wilkie’s roles in defining the border between painting and anatomy in the representation of the human body, and in transforming the pleasures of connoisseurship from an elite to a popular audience. For the first time, all of Wilkie’s major subject pictures are brought together, reproduced and discussed. With a great range of new archival material and original interpretive arguments, this book replaces Wilkie at the centre of the visual culture of British Romanticism. more...

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