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The new child : British art and the origins of modern childhood, 1730-1830

Title
The new child : British art and the origins of modern childhood, 1730-1830 / James Christen Steward.
Author
Steward, James Christen.
Publication
Berkeley : University Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, University of California, Berkeley, in association with the University of Washington Press, 1995.

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  • University Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.
  • Dixon Gallery and Gardens.
  • Joslyn Art Museum.
Description
238 pages : illustrations (some color); 31 cm
Subject
  • Art, British > Exhibitions
  • Art, British > 18th century > Exhibitions
  • Art, British > 19th century > Exhibitions
  • Children in art > Exhibitions
Note
  • Published on the occasion of an exhibition of the same name organized by the University Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley; held at the University Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, Aug. 23-Nov. 19, 1995, Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, Dec. 10, 1995-Feb. 4, 1996, and the Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Mar. 9-May 5, 1996.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-231) and index.
Contents
Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. The Age of Innocence -- Ch. 3. The Georgian Family and the Parental Role -- Ch. 4. Child's Play, Toys, and Recreation -- Ch. 5. The Child Learns: Academic, Religious, and Moral Education -- Ch. 6. Children and Charity: The Double-Edged Didactic Sword -- Ch. 7. Children, Class, and Countryside -- Ch. 8. The Family and Sentiment -- Ch. 9. When Children Aren't Children.
ISBN
0295974818
LCCN
95016800
OCLC
  • 32393859
  • ocm32393859
  • SCSB-14346129
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Columbia University Libraries