| Concepts Of Identity: Historical And Contemporary Images And Portraits Of Self And Family Revised Edition Contributor(s): Hoffman, Katherine (Author) |
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ISBN: 0064302113 ISBN-13: 9780064302111 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $54.10 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 1990 Annotation: The artist's portrait, the photograph, movies, and TV show who we are, what we're like, and where we are in today's postmodern world. Hoffman shows how visual images describe and portray individuals and families and the society and culture they come from. Concepts of identity and self as individuals and families are complex and changing but images from the artist, the photographer, the filmmaker, and TV producer can help us discover where we came from, who we are and why, and where we are in the maze of postmodern life. Katherine Hoffman explores portraits and images from ancient Egypt to the present -- more than two-thirds of the book covers the twentieth century, including images from art, photography, film, TV, and other media. The 75 illustrations are integrated with the text. "It is of crucial importance to put a face to the concept of family in the twentieth century. Katherine Hoffman's wide-ranging study of familial imagery in paintings, photographs, films, and television is a fine introduction". John Davis Smith College "An important book in a time in which the American family is heavily discussed and debated". Margaret R. Miles Harvard University |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Art - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 700 |
| Lexile Measure: 1320 |
| Series: Icon Editions |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.12" W x 9.18" (0.98 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 through time and explores what these images say about the attitudes and values of a particular culture.Concepts of identity and self as individuals and families are complex and changing, but images from the artist, the photographer, the filmmaker, and TV producer can help us discover where we came from, who we are and why, and where we are in the maze of postmodern life. Katherine Hoffman explores portraits and images from ancient Egypt to the present?more than two-thirds of the book covers the twentieth century, including images from art, photography, film, TV, and other media. The 75 illustrations are integrated with the text. |