Doctored: the medicine of photography in nineteenth-century america
Auteur :
Sheehan, Tanya
Éditeur :
Pennsylvania State University Press
ISBN :
9780271037936
Date de publication :
15 mai 2013
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,8 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
431 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
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.