Shaker vision: seeing beauty in early america
Auteur :
Manca, Joseph
Éditeur :
University of Massachusetts Press
ISBN :
9781625344687
Date de publication :
1 nov. 2019
Dimensions :
22,6 x 19,0 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
960 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Explores original texts, especially diaries and travel journals, and material culture to demonstrate that Shakers enjoyed a remarkably deep experience of the visual world. Shakers shared tastes with mainstream Americans and often employed a similar aesthetic vocabulary, but all within a belief system that made them distinct.