Blacks and blackness in European art of the long nineteenth century /

With analyses of works ranging from Géricault's Raft of the Medusa, to portraits of the American actor Ira Eldridge and to images of blackface minstrelsy, this volume provides much needed new interpretations of 19th-century representations of Blacks.

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Online Access: Digital bookplate
Other authors / contributors: Childs, Adrienne L. (Editor), Libby, Susan Houghton (Editor)
Imprint: Farnham Surrey, England ; Burlington : Ashgate, [2014]
Format: Book
Language:English
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Acquisition Notes:Henry Clifford Memorial Fund
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Summary:With analyses of works ranging from Géricault's Raft of the Medusa, to portraits of the American actor Ira Eldridge and to images of blackface minstrelsy, this volume provides much needed new interpretations of 19th-century representations of Blacks.
Physical Description:xiii, 240 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781409422006
1409422003