Doctored: the medicine of photography in nineteenth-century america
Auteur :
Sheehan, Tanya
Éditeur :
Pennsylvania State University Press
ISBN :
9780271037929
Date de publication :
28 mars 2011
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,8 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
662 g
Format :
Sewn
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Examines the relationship between photography and medicine in American culture. Focuses on the American Civil War and postbellum Philadelphia to explore how medical models and metaphors helped establish the professional legitimacy of commercial photography while promoting belief in the rehabilitative powers of studio portraiture.