Erie Railway tourist, 1854-1886 : transporting visual culture /

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This book explores the Erie Railway's contributions to nineteenth-century visual culture by promoting scenic thinking in which closely viewed scenes and deep prospects became the basis for engaging landscapes and their representations. Erie guides became commentary on landscape, with images and...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Gottfried, Herbert, 1940- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Bethlem : Lanham, Maryland : Lehigh University Press ; The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2018]
Collection:Studies in text and print culture.
Sujets:
Erie railway tourist.
1800-1899
Landscapes > Social aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
Art and society > United States > History > 19th century.
Paysages > Aspect social > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Art et société > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
ART > General.
Art and society
Landscapes > Social aspects
Literature
New York (State) > In art.
New York (State) > In literature.
New York (État) > Dans la littérature.
New York (État) > Dans l'art.
New York (State)
United States
Art
History
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:This book explores the Erie Railway's contributions to nineteenth-century visual culture by promoting scenic thinking in which closely viewed scenes and deep prospects became the basis for engaging landscapes and their representations. Erie guides became commentary on landscape, with images and texts as annotations on the production of culture.
Description matérielle:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781611462715
1611462711

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