Painted Men in Britain, 1868–1918: Royal Academicians and Masculinities
Jongwoojeremy Kim
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Description for Painted Men in Britain, 1868–1918: Royal Academicians and Masculinities
Paperback. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; ACV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 244 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
An original and overdue exploration of the representation of masculinity in British academic art in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Painted Men in Britain, 1868-1918 analyzes transgressions of gender and sexuality as represented in paintings by Leighton, Sargent, Tuke, and their contemporaries in the Royal Academy. This volume treats paintings as eloquent objects, no narratives of which are too elusive to be traced, and challenges conventional binaries of masculine versus feminine or heterosexual versus homosexual. Consulting not only the paintings themselves but also newspapers, journals, criticism, novels, and poetry of the day, Painted Men argues against the misconception ... Read more
An original and overdue exploration of the representation of masculinity in British academic art in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Painted Men in Britain, 1868-1918 analyzes transgressions of gender and sexuality as represented in paintings by Leighton, Sargent, Tuke, and their contemporaries in the Royal Academy. This volume treats paintings as eloquent objects, no narratives of which are too elusive to be traced, and challenges conventional binaries of masculine versus feminine or heterosexual versus homosexual. Consulting not only the paintings themselves but also newspapers, journals, criticism, novels, and poetry of the day, Painted Men argues against the misconception ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
196
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138279346
SKU
V9781138279346
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Ref
99-1
About Jongwoojeremy Kim
Jongwoo Jeremy Kim is Associate Professor of Art History at the Hite Art Institute, the Department of Fine Arts at the University of Louisville, USA.
Reviews for Painted Men in Britain, 1868–1918: Royal Academicians and Masculinities
'Jongwoo Jeremy Kim's Painted Men in Britain demonstrates the potential of both close looking and an outsider's perspective to reveal new aspects of images and texts we thought we knew well. Kim's attention to detail in both finished paintings and preparatory drawings registers details overlooked in existing accounts even of well known artists and art. Under his guidance, readers will ... Read more