Contested Image : Defining Philadelphia for the Twenty-First Century

Laura M Holzman

ISBN 10: 1439915881 / ISBN 13: 9781439915882

Published by Univ Of Chicago Behalf Of Temple Univ Press Apr 2019, 2019

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Neuware - Laura M. Holzman is an Associate Professor of Art History and Museum Studies and Public Scholar of Curatorial Practices and Visual Art at Indiana University, IUPUI.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Contested Image : Defining Philadelphia for the Twenty-First Century
• Publisher: Univ Of Chicago Behalf Of Temple Univ Press Apr 2019
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1439915881
• ISBN 13: 9781439915882
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 226W x 152H x 18D millimeters 226 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 18 millimeters depth
• Weight: 408 grams

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Synopsis

Thomas Eakins’ 1875 painting, The Gross Clinic, the Rocky Statue, andthe Barnes Foundation are all iconic in Philadelphia for different reasons. But around the year 2000, this painting, this sculpture, and this entire art collection, respectively, generated extended—and heated—controversies about the “appropriate” location for each item. Contested Image revisits the debates that surrounded these works of visual culture and how each item changed through acts of reception—through the ways that viewers looked at, talked about, and used these objects to define their city.

Laura Holzman investigates the negotiations and spirited debates that affected the city of Philadelphia’s identity and its public image. She considers how the region’s cultural resources reshaped the city’s reputation as well as delves into discussions about official efforts to boost local spirit. In tracking these “contested images,” Holzman illuminates the messy process of public envisioning of place and the ways in which public dialogue informs public meaning of both cities themselves and the objects of urban identity.

About the Author

Laura M. Holzman is an Associate Professor of Art History and Museum Studies and Public Scholar of Curatorial Practices and Visual Art at Indiana University, IUPUI.