| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
American Association for State and Local History book series |
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American Association for State and Local History book series.
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| Contents |
List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Prologue; Chapter 2. Behind the Canvas; Chapter 3. Presenting Cinqué/Collecting Cinqué: Images of Cinqué and the Amistad in Painting, Prints, and Performance; Chapter 4. Presenting Cinqué/Collecting Cinqué: Images of Cinqué and the Amistad in Murals, Monuments, and Material Culture; Chapter 5. Coda; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
| Summary |
Tracing the revolutionary creation of what art historian Stephen Eisenman calls "a highly individualized, noble portrait of an African man," Art of the Amistad and The Portrait of Cinqué is built around visual and material culture, and thus does not use images merely as illustration, but tells its story through the wide range of images and materials presented. While the Portrait of Cinqué seems to sit quietly behind Plexiglass at a local history museum, the impact of this 175-year old painting is palpable; very few portraits from the 19th century-let alone a portrait of a black man-remain a re |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Cinque -- Portraits
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Jocelyn, Nathaniel, 1796-1881. Portrait of Cinqué.
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Cinque fast |
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Amistad (Schooner) -- In art
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| SUBJECT |
Amistad (Schooner) fast |
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Portrait of Cinqué (Jocelyn, Nathaniel) fast |
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Art and society -- United States -- History -- 19th century
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Material culture -- United States -- History -- 19th century
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ART -- General.
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Art and society
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Material culture
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Art
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History
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Portraits
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2015046982 |
| ISBN |
9781442253414 |
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144225341X |
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