American Faces: A Cultural History of Portraiture and Identity by Saunders, Richard H.
American Faces: A Cultural History of Portraiture and Identity by Saunders, Richard H.

American Faces: A Cultural History of Portraiture and Identity

Portraits. We know what they are, but why do we make them? Americans have been celebrating themselves...
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Author: Richard H. Saunders
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Language: English
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American Faces: A Cultural History of Portraiture and Identity by Saunders, Richard H.

American Faces: A Cultural History of Portraiture and Identity

BD$67.37
American Faces: A Cultural History of Portraiture and Identity by Saunders, Richard H.

American Faces: A Cultural History of Portraiture and Identity

BD$67.37
Author: Richard H. Saunders
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
Portraits. We know what they are, but why do we make them? Americans have been celebrating themselves in portraits since the arrival of the first itinerant portrait painters to the colonies. They created images to commemorate loved ones, glorify the famous, establish our national myths, and honor our shared heroes. Whether painting in oil, carving in stone, casting in bronze, capturing on film, or calculating in binary code, we spend considerable time creating, contemplating, and collecting our likenesses. In this sumptuously illustrated book, Richard H. Saunders explores our collective understanding of portraiture, its history in America, how it shapes our individual and national identity, and why we make portraits--whether for propaganda and public influence or for personal and private appreciation. American Faces is a rich and fascinating view of ourselves.

Author: Richard H. Saunders
Publisher: University Press of New England
Published: 09/06/2016
Pages: 260
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.80lbs
Size: 11.20h x 8.80w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781611688924


Review Citation(s):
Choice 05/01/2017

About the Author
RICHARD H. SAUNDERS is director of the Middlebury College Museum of Art and professor of history of art and architecture. He lives in Middlebury, Vermont.


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