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Witnessing Slavery
Art and Travel in the Age of Abolition
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Aimed at readers interested in art history, abolitionist studies, visual culture, and the complex history of slavery in Europe and the Americas.
A timely and original look at the role of the eyewitness account in the representation of slavery in British and European art
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Witnessing Slavery is a timely and original investigation into the role of the eyewitness account in the representation of slavery in British and European art.
Gathering together over 160 paintings, watercolours, drawings, and prints, this book offers an unprecedented examination of the shifting iconography of slavery between 1760 and 1840. In addition to considering how the work of artists such as Agostino Brunias, James Hakewill, and Augustus Earle responded to abolitionist politics, Sarah Thomas examines the importance of the eyewitness account in endowing visual representations of transatlantic slavery with veracity.
“Being there,” indeed, became significant not only because of the empirical opportunities to document slave life it afforded but also because the imagery of the eyewitness was more credible than sketches and paintings created by the “armchair traveller” at home. Full of original insights that cast a new light on these highly charged images, this volume reconsiders how slavery was depicted within a historical context in which truth was a deeply contested subject.
Distributed for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.
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"Thomas delivered an excellent volume showing the profound impact of visual culture on abolition-era debates." — Annika Vosseler, Connections
"Engaging and provocative . . . convincingly argues that these artworks were deeply shaped by their political contexts." — Richard Price, New West Indian Guide
"A lavishly illustrated, finely produced book uniting scholarship on slavery, travel, and imperial landscapes." — Esther Chadwick, Art History
"A powerful examination of artists as witnesses and the enduring relevance of these images." — Allison Young, Slavery & Abolition
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ISBN: 9781913107055
Publisher: Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 10 September 2019
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Illustration: 168 color + b-w illus.
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 216.0mm
Height: 267.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 304
About the Author
Sarah Thomas is lecturer in the Department of History of Art at Birkbeck, University of London.
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