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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812921703321

Autore

Cronin J. Keri (Jennifer Keri), <1973->

Titolo

Art for animals : visual culture and animal advocacy, 1870-1914 / / J. Keri Cronin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

University Park, Pennsylvania : , : Pennsylvania State University Press, , [2018]

©2018

ISBN

0-271-08161-9

0-271-08163-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

Animalibus: of animals and cultures

Disciplina

179.309034

Soggetti

Animal welfare - History - 19th century

Visual communication - History - 20th century

Visual communication - History - 19th century

Animal welfare - History - 20th century

Animals in art

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-241) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Educate them artistically -- Bearing witness -- Imaginative leaps -- In the public eye -- Advocacy at home.

Sommario/riassunto

"Explores the ways in which visual imagery was used for animal advocacy campaigns in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and the ways in which these images were created, circulated, and consumed in a wide range of cultural contexts"--Provided by publisher.