Object, producer, and consumer of popular prints : a study of Afro-Americana graphics at the Library Company of Philadelphia

Author

Piola, Erika

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Imprint. 2002, Num. 1, Vol. 27, 12-22, 10 ill.

ISSN

0277-7061

Abstract (en)

Surveys 18th-19th-c. prints in the collection of The Library Company of Philadelphia with content relevant to the history of African Americans. Considers the evidence supplied by the prints concerning the participation of African Americans in Philadelphia's history. Includes discussion of portraits, genre scenes, and advertisements.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Pictorial arts -- Prints and illustration -- United States
• Prints
• Popular prints
• African Americans
• Philadelphia (PA, USA)
• Library Company||Philadelphia (PA, USA)
• Portraits
• Genre
• Advertising
• United States
• 1700-1900

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Estampe et illustration -- États-Unis
• Estampe
• Imagerie populaire
• Afro-Américains
• Philadelphia (PA, USA)
• Library Company||Philadelphia (PA, USA)
• Portrait
• Sujet de genre
• Publicité
• Etats-Unis
• 1700-1900

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier20060701-00026447

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