Contributions

  • Berger, Maurice, 1956- - Contributor
  • Parrish Art Museum. - Contributor
  • Wexner Center for the Arts. - Contributor
  • Tampa Museum of Art. - Contributor

Publication

1995 - Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, N.Y, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

32,000 words, Guess

Page Count

128 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing1925474
  • Goodreads4036309

Classifications

  • DDC704.9/42/097307401471
  • LCCN7593.3 .D4 1995

Description

"What is a portrait today?" is the defining question of this volume. Essays by such leading scholars and critics as Maurice Berger, Kenneth E. Silver, Max Kozloff, and Michele Wallace propose fascinating answers, framing portraiture through its age-old kinship with status and wealth; its employ in fashion, politics, and advertising; and its current association with issues of identity. The catalogue also explores the seemingly quixotic rebirth of studied portraiture in an age of instant image-making; the philosophical difficulties inherent in capturing individual 'essence'; and why portraits of individuals have such cachet in mass-audience advertising.

Subjects

Topics

AmericansPortraitsModern ArtExhibitionsArt, americanAmerican PortraitsPortraits, American

Times

Genres

  • Exhibitions.

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