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Thomas Eakins' 1875 painting, The Gross Clinic, the Rocky Statue,
andthe Barnes Foundation are all iconic in Philadelphia for
different reasons. But around the year 2000, this painting, this
sculpture, and this entire art collection, respectively, generated
extended-and heated-controversies about the "appropriate" location
for each item. Contested Image revisits the debates that surrounded
these works of visual culture and how each item changed through
acts of reception-through the ways that viewers looked at, talked
about, and used these objects to define their city. Laura Holzman
investigates the negotiations and spirited debates that affected
the city of Philadelphia's identity and its public image. She
considers how the region's cultural resources reshaped the city's
reputation as well as delves into discussions about official
efforts to boost local spirit. In tracking these "contested
images," Holzman illuminates the messy process of public
envisioning of place and the ways in which public dialogue informs
public meaning of both cities themselves and the objects of urban
identity.
Thomas Eakins' 1875 painting, The Gross Clinic, the Rocky Statue,
andthe Barnes Foundation are all iconic in Philadelphia for
different reasons. But around the year 2000, this painting, this
sculpture, and this entire art collection, respectively, generated
extended-and heated-controversies about the "appropriate" location
for each item. Contested Image revisits the debates that surrounded
these works of visual culture and how each item changed through
acts of reception-through the ways that viewers looked at, talked
about, and used these objects to define their city. Laura Holzman
investigates the negotiations and spirited debates that affected
the city of Philadelphia's identity and its public image. She
considers how the region's cultural resources reshaped the city's
reputation as well as delves into discussions about official
efforts to boost local spirit. In tracking these "contested
images," Holzman illuminates the messy process of public
envisioning of place and the ways in which public dialogue informs
public meaning of both cities themselves and the objects of urban
identity.
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