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Picturing Power: Portraiture and Its Uses in the New York Chamber of Commerce
Karl Kusserow
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Description for Picturing Power: Portraiture and Its Uses in the New York Chamber of Commerce
Hardback. Num Pages: 424 pages, 200 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 215 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1922.
The almost three hundred portraits that once composed the New York Chamber of Commerce's renowned collection capture the giants of American business with aesthetic and symbolic power. The images of civic leaders and entrepreneurs, carefully assembled over two hundred years, tell the story of American industry as shaped and reflected in the life of a major institution. Interpreting these images as historical documents, Picturing Power traces the establishment, growth, and eventual decline of the nation's most powerful business organization. Lavishly illustrated, this book also charts the social and aesthetic course of institutional portraiture in the United States. From its ... Read more
The almost three hundred portraits that once composed the New York Chamber of Commerce's renowned collection capture the giants of American business with aesthetic and symbolic power. The images of civic leaders and entrepreneurs, carefully assembled over two hundred years, tell the story of American industry as shaped and reflected in the life of a major institution. Interpreting these images as historical documents, Picturing Power traces the establishment, growth, and eventual decline of the nation's most powerful business organization. Lavishly illustrated, this book also charts the social and aesthetic course of institutional portraiture in the United States. From its ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231123587
SKU
V9780231123587
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About Karl Kusserow
Karl Kusserow is curator of American art at the Princeton University Art Museum.
Reviews for Picturing Power: Portraiture and Its Uses in the New York Chamber of Commerce
In its celebration of individuality, portraiture became a fundamental art form of American democracy. Karl Kusserow and his colleagues explore one of the most important portrait collections in the country. Beginning with Matthew Pratt's portrait of colonial governor Cadwallader Colden and John Trumbull's great full-length image of Alexander Hamilton it showcases U.S. presidents and titans of finance, painted by many ... Read more