Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Saunders, Richard H., 1949-
Title:
American faces : a cultural history of portraiture and identity / Richard H. Saunders.
Published / Created:
Hanover : University Press of New England, [2016]

©2016
Physical Description:
xvii, 236 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Collection:
Reference Library
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John Coplans Trust.
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-227) and index.
Contents:
The rich -- Portraits for everyone -- Fame -- Propaganda -- Self and audience -- Rituals, power, and memory -- The gallery.
Subject Terms:
Coplans, John. | Portraits, American -- Themes, motives. | National characteristics, American, in art.