Sculpture at the Ends of Slavery (Hardcover)

From abolitionist medallions to statues of bondspeople bearing broken chains, sculpture gave visual and material form to narratives about the end of slavery in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Sculpture at the Ends of Slavery sheds light on the complex-and at times contradictory-place of such works as they moved through a world contoured both by the devastating economy of enslavement and by international abolitionist campaigns. By examining matters of making, circulation, display, and reception, Caitlin Meehye Beach argues that sculpture stood as a highly visible but deeply unstable site from which to interrogate the politics of slavery. With focus on works by Josiah Wedgwood, Hiram Powers, Edmonia Lewis, John Bell, and Francesco Pezzicar, Beach uncovers both the radical possibilities and the conflicting limitations of art in the pursuit of justice in racial capitalism's wake.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	The Phillips Collection Book Prize Series, 9
Release date:	November 2022
First published:	2022
Authors:	Caitlin Meehye Beach
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-34326-9
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > From 1900 > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	0-520-34326-3
Barcode:	9780520343269

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