Tactical Lines in Three Black Women's Visual Portraits, 1773–1849
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12180012 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joycelyn K Moody (The University of Texas at San Antonio, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 67-98 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | a/b Auto/Biography Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0898-9575 • E-ISSN: 2151-7290 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08989575.2015.1050939 |
| OpenAlex | W1522326678 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 31 |
This essay explores power dynamics and aesthetic negotiations between artists and sitters in the production of pre-photographic portraits created as frontispiece author images for books with title pages naming a black woman as the (apparent) author. The essay traces a worried line of tradition among three black women author portraits from 1773 to 1849.Este ensayo explora las relaciones de poder y las negociaciones estéticas entre los artistas y los modelos en la producción pre-fotográfica de retratos de imágenes autor creadas para el frontispicio de libros con páginas de título que nombran a una mujer negra como la autora aparente. El ensayo traza una preocupante line de tradición entre los retratos de tres mujeres negras datados de 1773 a 1849
Art · Art history · Black women · Humanities · Line (geometry · Portrait · Sociology · Gender Studies · Literature, Film, and Journalism Analysis · Photography and Visual Culture · Visual Culture and Art Theory
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| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2016 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |