Visual Propaganda, Exhibitions, and the Spanish Civil War

Basilio, Miriam M.

ISBN 10: 1138295604 / ISBN 13: 9781138295605

Published by Routledge, 2017

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Synopsis:

Visual Propaganda, Exhibitions, and the Spanish Civil War is a history of art during wartime that analyzes images in various media that circulated widely and were encountered daily by Spaniards on city walls, in print, and in exhibitions. Tangible elements of the nation’s past”monuments, cultural property, and art-historical icons”were displayed in temporary exhibitions and museums, as well as reproduced on posters and in print media, to rally the population, define national identity, and reinvent distant and recent history. Artists, political-party propagandists, and government administrators believed that images on the street, in print, and in exhibitions would create a community of viewers, brought together during the staging of public exhibitions to understand their own roles as Spaniards. This book draws on extensive archival research, brings to light unpublished documents, and examines visual propaganda, exhibitions, and texts unavailable in English. It engages with questions of national self-definition and historical memory at their intersections with the fine arts, visual culture, exhibition history, tourism, and propaganda during the Spanish Civil War and immediate post-war period, as well as contemporary responses to the contested legacy of the Spanish Civil War. It will be of interest to scholars in art history, visual and cultural history, history, and museum studies.

About the Author: Miriam M. Basilio is Associate Professor of Art History and Museum Studies, New York University.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Visual Propaganda, Exhibitions, and the ...
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2017
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Brand New