Concepts Of Identity: Historical And Contemporary Images And Portraits Of Self And Family

by Hoffman,Katherine

• ISBN13: 9780064302111
• ISBN10: 0064302113
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1997-09-05
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Concepts of identity are complex and changing, and in this book Katherine Hoffman examines images of individuals and families from ancient Egypt to the presentmore than two thirds of the book covers the twentieth century. Through a comprehensive study of paintings, sculpture, photography, film, television, and other media, Hoffman provides eye-opening insights on the identity of family and self through time and explores what these images say about the attitudes and values of a particular culture.Concepts of identity and self as individuals and families are complex and changing, but images from the artist, the photographer, the filmmaker, and TV producer can help us discover where we came from, who we are and why, and where we are in the maze of postmodern life. Katherine Hoffman explores portraits and images from ancient Egypt to the presentmore than two-thirds of the book covers the twentieth century, including images from art, photography, film, TV, and other media. The 75 illustrations are integrated with the text.

Author Biography

Katherine Hoffman teaches modern and contemporary art and art history at St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, where she is chairperson of the Department of Fine Arts. She is the author of Explorations: The Visual Arts Since 1945, Collage: Critical Views, and An Enduring Spirit: The Art of Georgia O’Keeffe.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Preface	p. xix
Introduction of Families and Portraits	p. 1
From Whence We Came	p. 11
The Ancient and Medieval World	p. 13
From the Renaissance to the Nineteenth Century	p. 25
The Nineteenth Century	p. 50
The Twentieth Century	p. 75
1900-1945	p. 77
The Late Forties and Fifties	p. 133
The Sixties	p. 160
The Seventies	p. 182
The Eighties and Early Nineties	p. 196
Epilogue: Identities, Images, and Stories	p. 235
Notes	p. 239
Selected Bibliography	p. 245
Index	p. 253
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