Elevate the masses: Alexander Gardner, photography, and democracy in nineteenth-century America
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Beteilige Person: Best, Makeda 1975- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: University Park, Pennsylvania The Pennsylvania State University Press [2020]
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Abstract:Introduction : elevate the masses -- The fierce flames of democracy -- Remove the foul blot -- Labor's portrait gallery -- Washington's promise -- Conclusion : convince the understanding, arouse the conscience
"Examines the work of the photographer Alexander Gardner and explores transatlantic dialogues in American Civil War-era photography, demonstrating the concern over issues such as photography as a documentary form, the meaning of democracy, and the impact of industrialization on labor and social relations"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Umfang:xiv, 185 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9780271086095