Fish In Art - Hardcover

Jackson, Christine E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1861898991 ISBN 13: 9781861898999

Publisher: Reaktion Books, 2012

Synopsis

Fish have inspired artists for thousands of years. They are present in the work of many Dutch and Flemish old masters, as well as French, English and American painters. Yet until now the social and cultural significance of fishes' representation in art has been overlooked. In Fish in Art, Christine E. Jackson surveys a large number of paintings from 2000BC to the present day, examining the evolution of fish representation, as well as its preparation, cooking, eating and storage, and fish-specific kitchen- and tableware. Jackson also explores a diverse range of social and historical issues that have engaged artists, including religious decrees on when to eat fish, the legacies of 'cod wars', and the rise and fall of particular ports. Considering elements such as the ethics of catching fish alongside wider industrial changes in the canning, ice, and salt industries, Fish in Art is attentive to the relative importance of species to different nations. Offering a study of fish in art that is grounded in the physical conditions of fishing and the fish trade, the book will be of interest to fishermen, natural historians and art students alike. Fish in Art provides an original and unique perspective on the artistic legacy of fish and the fishing industry.

About this title

Product Description:

Illustrating 195 paintings and artefacts in chapters on fish environments such as the sea, the kitchen or the river, this study explores how fish have inspired artists, from 2000 BCE to the present.

About the Author:

Christine E. Jackson is a Fellow of the Linnean Society, and a committee member of The Society for the History of Natural History for which she was awarded The Founders' Medal in 1996. Her previous publications include Peacock (Reaktion, 2006) and Great Bird Paintings of the World (Vols I & II).

About this edition

• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1861898991
• ISBN 13: 9781861898999
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 248