Citizen spectator : art, illusion, and visual perception in early national America

Citizen spectator : art, illusion, and visual perception in early national America / Wendy Bellion.

Author/creator	Bellion, Wendy
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Chapel Hill : Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia, by the University of North Carolina Press, ©2011.
Description	xviii, 351 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Subject(s)	Art and society--United States --History --18th century. Art and society--United States --History --19th century. Optical illusions in art. Visual perception--Social aspects --United States --History --18th century. Visual perception--Social aspects --United States --History --19th century.

Contents	Theaters of visuality -- The politics of discernment -- Sight and the city -- Imitations and originals -- Looking for the invisible lady -- Phantasmagoric Washington.
General note	Outgrowth of the author's thesis (Northwestern University).
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2010023645
ISBN	9780807833889 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0807833886 (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	N72.S6 B395 2011	✔ Available	Place Hold