Making Faces
Portraiture as a Negotiated Worker-Client Relationship
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2363183 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nancy Wisely (Stephen F. Austin State University, corresponding author), Gary Alan Fine (0000-0002-2431-1562, University of Georgia) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 164-187 |
| Publication date | 1997-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Work and Occupations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0730-8884 • E-ISSN: 1552-8464 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0730888497024002003 |
| OpenAlex | W2032276477 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 23 |
In occupations that are premised on satisfying clients, competent workers need more than technical training. They must be able to both interpret ('read') people and interact with them deftly. Through accurate character reading, workers altercast others, and thereby demonstrate their command of professional practice. This process is particularly significant for occupations that involve transformation of a client's public persona. To examine the dynamics by which workers read character, we examine the world of portrait painters. We focus on how portrait painters are socialized to the techniques and conventions provided in how-to manuals, intended to train novice portraitists on how to create successful portraits. We describe three processes that contribute to the presentation of a client in a portrait: the recognition of character, the presentation of character, and the negotiation of character
Aesthetics · Art · Human–computer interaction · Linguistics · Negotiation · Painting · Persona · Portrait · Social science · Sociology · Visual arts · Computer Science · Emotional Labor in Professions · Management and Organizational Studies · Psychology · Visual Culture and Art Theory
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,23 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2011 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |