1st Edition
The Ultimate Spectacle A Visual History of the Crimean War
By Ulrich Keller
Copyright 2001
320 Pages
by
Routledge
296 Pages
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Routledge
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Chloroform, telegraphy, steamships and rifles were distinctly modern features of the Crimean War. Covered by a large corps of reporters, illustrators and cameramen, it also became the first media war in history. For the benefit of the ubiquitous artists and correspondents, both the domestic events were carefully staged, giving the Crimean War an aesthetically alluring, even spectacular character.... Read more
1. Vauxhall is Far Prettier Narrative and Visual scenarios 2. Storm'd at With Shot and Shell The heyday of lithography and the London shows 3. Bastard of History, Only Much Truer The ascendancy of picture reportage 4. The Valley of the Shadow of Death The triumph of photography 5. My Nearest and Dearest Home-front scenarios 6. The Usual Plunging Horses The swan-song of history painting 7. Conclusion
Biography
Ulrich Keller
