Iconic images of wounded soldiers by Henry Tonks
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 12914768 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Marguerite Helmers (0000-0001-8948-0466, University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2010 |
| Volumen | 3 |
| Número | 2 |
| Páginas | 181-199 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2010-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | No |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Journal of War and Culture Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 1752-6272 • E-ISSN: 1752-6280 |
| Editorial | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1386/jwcs.3.2.181_1 |
| OpenAlex | W1982299907 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 3 |
| Referencias citadas | 13 |
During World War I, British painter Henry Tonks created 72 pastels of soldiers showing the pre-operative status of facial wounds.Working for surgeon Harold Delf Gillies at the Cambridge Military Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital, Tonks not only depicted the physical condition of the men but also offered a sense of their humanity and suffering. Not widely displayed to the public until recent interest in the full graphic record of the war reasserted their value, Tonks' images of wounded servicemen are now iconic because they allow audiences to see what was kept hidden: the horrific consequences of mechanized warfare on the human body. Drawing from modern rhetorical theory, this article examines the portraits of Pte. William Fry and Pte. Walter Ashworth. The article posits viewing as a transaction between the properties of the image and the situation of the viewer, in which the spectator is an active creator of meaning
Art · Art history · Humanity · Literature · Meaning (existential · Painting · Political science · Portrait · Queen (butterfly · Rhetorical question · Value (mathematics · Visual arts · History · Law · Literature, Film, and Journalism Analysis · Philosophy · Rhetoric and Communication Studies · Visual Culture and Art Theory
| Obras citantes distintas | 3 |
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| Citas por año | 0,3 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2016 - 2023 (8) |
| Velocidad de citación | historical |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 3 |