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Introduction: Exhibitions in London, 1763–1851.

  • Published In: Huntington Library Quarterly, 2024, v. 87, n. 2. P. 153 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Bear, Jordan; Roach, Catherine 3 of 3

Abstract

Dazzling variety characterized exhibitions in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain: boxing matches, automata, contemporary art shows, panoramas, dog beauty contests, and menageries all contributed to a flourishing display culture. Despite their differences, these attractions shared both techniques for engaging audiences and widely reverberating themes. All of the essays in this volume work across multiple sites of display. By examining the varied terrain of exhibitions collectively, this issue illuminates cultural preoccupations of the time, including the multifarious impact of empire and the productively ambiguous boundaries between the cultural expressions that were deemed low and those that were deemed high. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Huntington Library Quarterly. 2024/06, Vol. 87, Issue 2, p153
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Religion and Philosophy
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:0018-7895
  • DOI:10.1353/hlq.2024.a964269
  • Accession Number:186587229
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