The Horrible Gift Of Freedom

Atlantic Slavery And The Representation Of Emancipation

by Marcus Wood
language: english
Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA PRESS, February of 2010 ‧
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Why did imagery showing the very instant of the birth of black slave freedom invariably personify Liberty as a white woman? Where did the image of the enchained kneeling slave, ubiquitous in abolitionist visual culture on both sides of the Atlantic, come from? This book attempts to answer these questions.

The Horrible Gift Of Freedom

Atlantic Slavery And The Representation Of Emancipation

by Marcus Wood

Property Description
ISBN: 9780820334264
Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA PRESS
Release Date: February of 2010
Language: English
Dimensions: 159 x 235 x 33 mm
Cover: Hardcover
Format: Book
Collection: Race In The Atlantic World 1700-1900
Categories: Books in English > Art > History of Art
EAN: 9780820334264

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