Citizen spectator art, illusion, and visual perception in early national America

"Investigates Americans' experiences with material forms of visual deception and argues that encounters with illusory art shaped their understanding of knowledge, representation, and subjectivity between 1790 and 1825. Focusing on the work of the well-known Peale family and their Philadelp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Bellion, Wendy (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press [2011]
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:"Investigates Americans' experiences with material forms of visual deception and argues that encounters with illusory art shaped their understanding of knowledge, representation, and subjectivity between 1790 and 1825. Focusing on the work of the well-known Peale family and their Philadelphia Museum, as well as other Philadelphians, Bellion explores the range of illusions encountered in public spaces, from trompe l'oeil paintings and drawings at art exhibitions to ephemeral displays of phantasmagoria, 'Invisible Ladies,' and other spectacles of deception."--Publisher description.
Notas:Outgrowth of the author's thesis (Northwestern University).
Descripción Física:xviii, 351 p. : il. col., mapas
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.
ISBN:9781469600437