Art and Celebrity in the Age of Reynolds and Siddons

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In this volume, Heather McPherson examines the connections among portraiture, theater, the visual arts, and fame to shed light on the emergence of modern celebrity culture in eighteenth-century England.

Popular actors in Georgian London, such as David Garrick, Sarah Siddons, and John Philip Kemble, gave larger-than-life performances at Drury Lane and Covent Garden; their offstage personalities garnered as much attention through portraits...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0271074078

ISBN13:9780271074078

Release Date:January 2017

Publisher:Penn State University Press

Length:272 Pages

Weight:2.75 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 8.3" x 10.2"

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Art Arts, Music & Photography

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