Doctored The Medicine of Photography in Nineteenth-Century America |
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| Author:
| Sheehan, Tanya |
| ISBN: | 978-0-271-03792-9 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2011 |
| Publisher: | Pennsylvania State University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $180.00 |
Book Description:
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Examines the relationship between photography and medicine in American culture. Focuses on the American Civil War and postbellum Philadelphia to explore how medical models and metaphors helped establish the professional legitimacy of commercial photography while promoting belief in the rehabilitative powers of studio ......
Examines the relationship between photography and medicine in American culture. Focuses on the American Civil War and postbellum Philadelphia to explore how medical models and metaphors helped establish the professional legitimacy of commercial photography while promoting belief in the rehabilitative powers of studio ......