Portraying the Dead
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13630559 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jay Ruby (Temple University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-20 |
| Publication date | 1989-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/hl4a-6vd6-pv42-lrwf |
| OpenAlex | W2074797115 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 5 |
This article explores the custom of post-mortem photography. In nineteenth century America, this was a socially acceptable, publicly acknowledged form of photography. Professional photographers accepted commissions, advertised the service, and held professional discussions in their journals about the practice. The images were publicly displayed in wall frames and albums. Initially, death pictures were portraits which attempted to deny death by displaying the body as if asleep, or even conscious. By the turn-of-the-century, the deceased were displayed in a casket with an increasing emphasis upon the funeral. Today, families make their own photos; circulating them in a private manner so that many people assume that the custom has been abandoned. Counselors working with the parents of children who have died provide evidence that these images can be useful in the mourning process. The findings of this study suggest that a more thorough examination of the place of death-related photographs in the management of grief would be of value
Archaeology · Art · Dead body · Grief · Negative · Photography · Portrait · Value (mathematics · Visual arts · Computer Science · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · History · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration · Psychology
Digital mourning
Recognizing children’s graves in nineteenth-century cemeteries
Obituary and In-Memoriam Advertisements in Nigerian Newspapers
Management of Death and Grief in Obituary and in Memoriam Pages of Nigerian Newspapers
The Death of a Parent in Childhood
The cultures of grief
When Children Participate in the Death Ritual of a Parent
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,21 |
| Citation span | 1993 - 2025 (33) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |