A touch of blossom : John Singer Sargent and the queer flora of fin-de-siècle art

"Explores the art of John Singer Sargent in the context of nineteenth-century botany, gynecology, literature, and visual culture. Argues that the artist was elaborating both a period poetics of homosexuality and a new sense of subjectivity, anticipating certain aspects of artistic modernism&quo...

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VerfasserIn: Syme, Alison (VerfasserIn)
Mitwirkende: Sargent, John Singer (IllustratorIn)
Dokumenttyp: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press , 2010
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Bibliogr. Hinweis:Rezensiert in: [Rezension von: Alison Syme, A touch of blossom, John Singer Sargent and the queer flora of Fin-de-Siècle art]
Verantwortlich:Alison Syme
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Zusammenfassung:"Explores the art of John Singer Sargent in the context of nineteenth-century botany, gynecology, literature, and visual culture. Argues that the artist was elaborating both a period poetics of homosexuality and a new sense of subjectivity, anticipating certain aspects of artistic modernism"--Provided by publisher
"Explores the art of John Singer Sargent in the context of nineteenth-century botany, gynecology, literature, and visual culture. Argues that the artist was elaborating both a period poetics of homosexuality and a new sense of subjectivity, anticipating certain aspects of artistic modernism"--Provided by publisher
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XVI, 324 S zahlr. Ill
ISBN:9780271036229