Picturing dogs, seeing ourselves : vintage American photographs (Animalibus : of animals and cultures #04)
by Morey, Ann-Janine (Author)
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Summary
"Explores antique photographs of people and their dogs to expand the understanding of visual studies, animal studies, and American culture. Uses the canine body as a lens to investigate the cultural significance of family and childhood portraits, pictures of hunters, and racially charged images"--Pr... Full description
- The visual rhetoric of everyday people
- The dog on the table : from the great Gatsby to the great white middle class
- The gaze outside the frame
- Family portraits
- Hunting pictures and dog stories
- Women cross the line.