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Author:

McPherson, Heather, author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85171292

Title:

Art & celebrity : in the age of Reynolds and Siddons / Heather McPherson.

Publisher:

The Pennsylvania State University Press,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

xvi, 252 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Subject:

Reynolds, Joshua,--Sir,--1723-1792.
Siddons, Sarah,--1755-1831.
Celebrities--London--London--History--18th century.
Celebrities in art--History--18th century.
Portrait painting, English--London--London--18th century.
Actresses--Portraits--18th century.
Artists and theater--London--London--History--18th century.
Caricature--London--London--History--18th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction : studio and stage in the age of Reynolds and Siddons -- Garrick, Reynolds, and the apotheosis of performance -- Portraiture, public display, and the politics of representation -- Staging celebrity : Siddons and tragic pallor -- Targeting celebrity : caricature and cultural politics -- Artistic afterlives and the historiography of fame.

Summary:

"Explores the vibrant visual and theatrical culture of eighteenth-century England. Focuses on the central role of images in the invention of modern celebrity culture"--Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0271074078
9780271074078

OCLC:

(OCoLC)950084012

LCCN:

2016018327

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)