Concepts Of Identity: Historical And Contemporary Images And Portraits Of Self And Family [Hardcover]

Concepts of identity are complex and changing, and in this book Katherine Hoffman examines images of individuals and families from ancient Egypt to the present?more than two thirds of the book covers the twentieth century. Through a comprehensive study of paintings, sculpture, photography, film, television, and other media, Hoffman provides eye-ope

Introduction: Of Families and Portraits; From Whence We Came; The Ancient and Medieval World; From the Renaissance to the Nineteenth Century; The Nineteenth Century; The Twentieth Century; 19001945; The Late Forties and Fifties; The Sixties; The Seventies; The Eighties and Early Nineties; Epilogue: Identities, Images, and Stories.

Concepts of identity are complex and changing. Through a comprehensive study of paintings, sculpture, photography, film, television and other media, this book examines images of individuals and families from Ancient Egypt to the present. More than two-thirds of the book covers the 20th century.

USCopyright ? 1996 by Katherine Hoffman.