Introduction. At the Vanishing Point
Prehistory as Symptom in American Art and Visual Culture
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21798413 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jonathan Dentler (0000-0002-6100-9688, Institut catholique de paris, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transatlantica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1765-2766 • E-ISSN: 1765-2766 |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/15i27 |
| OpenAlex | W7124162564 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 24 |
“The geologist will demonstrate that the plunge, or fall, was once at Lake Ontario, and has worn its way back to its present position; he will ascertain how fast it is wearing now, and so get a basis for determining how long it has been wearing back from Lake Ontario, and finally demonstrate by it that this world is at least fourteen thousand years old... But still there is more. It calls up the indefinite past. When Columbus first sought this continent—when Christ suffered on the cross—when M
Culture of the United States · Deep time · Geologist · Prehistory · Rock art · Visual culture · Art Education and Development · Photography and Visual Culture · Visual Culture and Art Theory
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |