The Culture and Art of Death in 19th Century America

The Culture and Art of Death in 19th Century America
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 267
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ISBN-10 : 9781476635187
ISBN-13 : 1476635188
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Book Synopsis The Culture and Art of Death in 19th Century America by : D. Tulla Lightfoot

Download or read book The Culture and Art of Death in 19th Century America written by D. Tulla Lightfoot and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-02-21 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nineteenth-century Victorian-era mourning rituals--long and elaborate public funerals, the wearing of lavishly somber mourning clothes, and families posing for portraits with deceased loved ones--are often depicted as bizarre or scary. But behind many such customs were rational or spiritual meanings. This book offers an in-depth explanation at how death affected American society and the creative ways in which people responded to it. The author discusses such topics as mediums as performance artists and postmortem painters and photographers, and draws a connection between death and the emergence of three-dimensional media.


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