Jennifer Wingate

Sculpting Doughboys

Memory, Gender, and Taste in America's World War I Memorials

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Redressing the neglect of World War I memorials in art history scholarship, this volume shows why sculptures of 'doughboys' (US soldiers during World War I) were in such demand during the 1920s, and how their functions and meanings have evolved. Jennifer Wingate recovers and interprets the circumstances of the doughboy sculptures' creation, and offers a new perspective on the complex culture of interwar America and on present-day commemorative practices.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juli 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 526g
• ISBN-13: 9781409406556
• ISBN-10: 1409406555
• Artikelnr.: 41251437

Autorenporträt

Jennifer Wingate is Assistant Professor of Fine Arts at St. Francis College, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction
Fighting and vigilant doughboys
Art critics mobilize
Challenging the prevailing triumphant ideal
In pursuit of 'art' and anti-militarism: forfeiting the doughboy
Conclusion: living histories
Bibliography
Index.