1st Edition

Concepts Of Identity Historical And Contemporary Images And Portraits Of Self And Family

By Katherine Hoffman Copyright 1996
288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

Concepts of identity are complex and changing, and in this book Katherine Hoffman examines images of individuals and families from ancient Egypt to the present?more than two thirds of the book covers the twentieth century. Through a comprehensive study of paintings, sculpture, photography, film, television, and other media, Hoffman provides eye-opening insights on the identity of family and self... Read more

Introduction: Of Families and Portraits; From Whence We Came; The Ancient and Medieval World; From the Renaissance to the Nineteenth Century; The Nineteenth Century; The Twentieth Century; 19001945; The Late Forties and Fifties; The Sixties; The Seventies; The Eighties and Early Nineties; Epilogue: Identities, Images, and Stories.

Biography

Hoffman, Katherine