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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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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