Sculpture at the Ends of Slavery
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| Author | : Caitlin Meehye Beach |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 235 |
| Release | : 2022-11-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780520343269 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0520343263 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Sculpture at the Ends of Slavery by : Caitlin Meehye Beach
Book excerpt: Introduction : "Within a few steps of the spot" : art in an age of racial capitalism -- Grasping images : antislavery and the sculptural -- "The mute language of the marble" : slavery and Hiram Powers' Greek slave -- Sentiment, manufactured : John Bell and the abolitionist image under empire -- Relief work : Edmonia Lewis and the poetics of plaster -- Between liberty and emancipation : Francesco Pezzicar's The Abolition of slavery -- Coda : "Sculptured dream of liberty".
