Art, medicine, and femininity: visualising the morphine addict in paris, 1870–1914
Auteur :
Halliwell, Hannah
Éditeur :
McGill-Queen's University Press
ISBN :
9780228019909
Date de publication :
15 janv. 2024
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Canada
Rampant morphine addiction in Third Republic France captured the imagination of artists in Paris. However, while the majority morphine users were male medical professionals, artists almost always pictured a female addict. Art, Medicine, and Femininity explores the societal impact of the feminization of addiction in this corpus of images.