Art and celebrity in the age of Reynolds & Siddons / Heather McPherson.
2017
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Title
Art and celebrity in the age of Reynolds & Siddons / Heather McPherson.
Published
University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2017]
Copyright
©2017
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.
Bibliography, etc.
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.
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.
Place of creation/publication
United States -- Pennsylvania -- University Park, -- publication place.
Item Details
Call number
N8217.C268 M38 2017
Folger-specific note
Gift of Heather McPherson.
Folger accession
270821