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An Embodied Landscape.
- Source :
- American Art; Fall2012, Vol. 26 Issue 3, p44-65, 22p
- Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- The article discusses the relationship between human bodies and the landscape in art depicting the U.S. Civil War, with a particular focus on the stereograph "Wounded Trees at Gettysburg" by Mathew Brady. According to the author, Brady and other artists explored the connections between bullet-riddled trees and the wounded bodies of soldiers and drew on images and concepts from the art of the Romantic period in order to understand 19th-century warfare. Details on the symbolic relationship between trees and longevity are also presented. Other topics include anthropomorphism and sculptures and illustrations depicting the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10739300
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- American Art
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 83770387
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1086/669222