Iconoclasm in New York - Revolution to Reenactment

Explores iconoclasm in American art history, focusing on the destruction of the statue of King George III in New York City in 1776. Argues that the destruction of art and objects has propelled the formation of an American creation story.

About the author

Wendy Bellion is Professor and Sewell C. Biggs Chair of American Art History at the University of Delaware. She is the author of the award-winning Citizen Spectator: Art, Illusion, and Visual Perception in Early National America.

Summary

Explores iconoclasm in American art history, focusing on the destruction of the statue of King George III in New York City in 1776. Argues that the destruction of art and objects has propelled the formation of an American creation story.

Product details

• Authors: Wendy Bellion, Wendy (Professor and Sewell C. Briggs Chair in American Art History Bellion, Bellion Wendy
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.10.2019
• EAN: 9780271083643
• ISBN: 978-0-271-08364-3
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 254 mm x 26 mm
• Weight: 726 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss, Raster, farbig
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Plastic arts; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; USA, The arts: general issues, ART / Sculpture & Installation, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, ART / Art & Politics, ART / American / General, HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), sculpture, Political activism, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, The arts: general topics, Political activism / Political engagement