Power, Image, and Memory: Historical Subjects in Art

by Peter J. Holliday

Those who write history determine its narrative, whether through written text or through the visual language of art and public monuments. Power, Image, and Memory examines a wide variety of artistic traditions, showing how art commemorating historical events can shape collective memory, and with it, the identities of social groups and nations.

From the Mesopotamians to the present day, leaders and societies have used art to frame and memorialize...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019090108X
• ISBN13: 9780190901080
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.4" x 9.8"