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Art and celebrity in the age of Reynolds and Siddons
- Title
- Art and celebrity in the age of Reynolds and Siddons / Heather McPherson.
- Author
- McPherson, Heather
- Publication
- University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2017]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book/Text | Use in library | N8217.C268 M38 2017 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xvi, 252 pages : illustrations (some color); 27 cm
- Summary
- "Explores the vibrant visual and theatrical culture of eighteenth-century England. Focuses on the central role of images in the invention of modern celebrity culture"--Provided by publisher.
- Subject
- Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792
- Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831
- Celebrities in art > History > 18th century
- Celebrities > London > History > 18th century
- Portrait painting, English > London > 18th century
- Actresses > Portraits > 18th century
- Artists and theater > London > History > 18th century
- Caricature > London > History > 18th century
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-242) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction : studio and stage in the age of Reynolds and Siddons -- Garrick, Reynolds, and the apotheosis of performance -- Portraiture, public display, and the politics of representation -- Staging celebrity : Siddons and tragic pallor -- Targeting celebrity : caricature and cultural politics -- Artistic afterlives and the historiography of fame.
- ISBN
- 9780271074078
- 0271074078
- LCCN
- 2016018327
- 99971834685
- OCLC
- ocn950084012
- 950084012
- SCSB-5881845
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries