Engraving the savage : the New World and techniques of civilization /

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In this innovative analysis, Michael Gaudio explains how popular engravings of Native American Indians defined the nature of Western civilization by producing an image of its "savage other." Going beyond the notion of the "savage" as an intellectual and ideological construct, Gau...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gaudio, Michael
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2008.
Temas:
Indians in art.
Difference (Philosophy) in art.
Art > Reproduction.
Prints > Technique.
Peuples autochtones dans l'art.
Différence (Philosophie) dans l'art.
Estampe > Technique.
copies (derivative objects)
printmaking.
ART > Subjects & Themes > Portraits.
ART > Subjects & Themes > Human Figure.
ART > History > General.
Art > Reproduction
Difference (Philosophy) in art
Indians in art
Prints > Technique
America > Discovery and exploration > Historiography.
America
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In this innovative analysis, Michael Gaudio explains how popular engravings of Native American Indians defined the nature of Western civilization by producing an image of its "savage other." Going beyond the notion of the "savage" as an intellectual and ideological construct, Gaudio examines how the tools, materials, and techniques of copperplate engraving shaped Western responses to indigenous peoples.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxv, 207 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-199) and index.
ISBN:9780816656530
0816656533

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