228 Pages
by
Routledge
228 Pages
by
Routledge
Painting Labour in Scotland and Europe, 1850-1900 explores hitherto unrecognized European variations in the phenomena of rural labour imagery, particularly in Scotland. In exploring these distinctions relative to Scotland and Europe it looks to develop a new understanding of the commonalities and idiosyncrasies of rural labour imagery which have often been treated as homogenous. Lacking the... Read more
List of Illustrations, Acknowledgements, Introduction: Images of Rural Labour, 1 The City and the Country, 2 Life and Work: The Church and Images of Rural Society, 3 Highland and Lowland: Rural Labour in Two Scotlands, 4 A Passion for Enquiry: Living the Life of Labour, Conclusion: The Peculiarities of Experience, Bibliography, Index
Biography
John Morrison is Professor of Art History and Head of School - Divinity, History & Philosophy, University of Aberdeen, UK.
'The juxtaposition of J.F. Millet with W.D. McKay, and Edwin Landseer with George Reid, makes for a volume that will appeal to both an academic audience and to one interested in European art history more generally.' Scottish Art News
