Secure the Shadow Death and Photography in America by Ruby Jay (15 results)

Condition: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Slight crease to top corner of front cover.

4to, 220pp. Black & white illustrations. A near fine hardback copy in like dust jacket. Explores the photographic representation of death in the United States from 1840 to the present day.

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Library sticker on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,950grams, ISBN:0262181649.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. ] Hardback, quarto, xii + 220 pages, Near Fine in Near Fine dj (dj fitted w/ protective Mylar sleeve). Close to being flawless, both book and dj incl no prev owner names and no dj corners clipped. Appendix (Glossary of Photographic Terms), Notes, Bibliography, List of Figures (119 in all), Index. Due to size & weight Priority or International order will require additional postage. RWR5 American History Photography Memorials Funerals Undertaking Burial Cemeteries Sociology Social Psychology.

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First Edition. Fine cloth title-blocked copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description : x, 220 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm. Notes : Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-203) and index. Contents : Introduction: Seeing Death. A Reflexive Interlude. A Social Approach to Photography. Looking at Death. I Heard the News Today, Oh Boy -- 1. Precursors: Mortuary and Posthumous Paintings. Mortuary Portraits. Posthumous Mourning Paintings -- 2. One Last Image: Postmortem and Funeral Photography. False Conceptions and Misperceptions. The Openness of the Nineteenth Century. Styles of Photographically Representing the Dead. Babies, Pets, and Loss. Family Funeral Photographs and Narrative Scenes of Grief. Mourning Portraits and Jewelry -- 3. Memorial Photography. Public Memorial Representations. Memorial Photographs. Memorial and Funeral Cards. Floral & Memorial Photographs. Illustrated Tombstones -- 4. Conclusion: A Social Analysis of Death-Related Photographs. Uses of Death-Related Photography. Distribution and Frequency of Occurrence. Motivation.Subjects : Postmortem photography United States History 19th century.Postmortem photography United States History 20th century. Death. Photography history. Funeral Rites history. Medicine in the Arts. Other titles : Death and photography in America. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Wrapped in complimentary Brodart dust jacket protector. Very nice clean, tight copy free of any marks.

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear and tear to dust jacket, now wrapped in protective sleeve. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 2.55.

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Ruby, Jay. Secure the shadow: death and photography in America. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1995, x, 220pp., very good dust-jacket, very good light purple cloth, book is out of print in hardcover and paperback. Death and the way society comes to terms with it have become a major area of scholarly and popular interest, as evidenced in the work of such well-known figures as Philippe Aries and Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. Photographs and other forms of pictorial imagery play an important role in these investigations. Secure the Shadow is an original contribution that lies at the intersection of cultural anthropology and visual analysis, a field that Jay Ruby's previous writings have helped to define. It explores the photographic representation of death in the United States from 1840 to the present, focusing on the ways in which people have taken and used photographs of deceased loved ones and their funerals to mitigate the finality of death., Sometimes thought to be a bizarre Victorian custom, photographing corpses has been and continues to be an important, if not recognized, occurrence in American life. It is a photographic activity, like the erotica produced in middle-class homes by married couples, that many privately practice but seldom circulate outside the trusted circle of close friends and relatives. Along with tombstones, funeral cards, and other images of death, these photographs represent one way in which Americans have attempted to secure their shadows., Ruby employs newspaper accounts, advertisements, letters, photographers' account books, interviews, and other material to determine why and how photography and death became intertwined in the nineteenth century. He traces this century's struggle between America's public denial of death and a deeply felt private need to use pictures of those we love to mourn their loss. Ruby compares photographs and other pictorial media of death, founding his interpretations on the discovery of patterns in the appearance of the images and a reconstruction of the conditions of their production and utilization. - CONTENTS: Introduction: Seeing Death. A Reflexive Interlude. A Social Approach to Photography. Looking at Death. I Heard the News Today, Oh Boy -- 1. Precursors: Mortuary and Posthumous Paintings. Mortuary Portraits. Posthumous Mourning Paintings -- 2. One Last Image: Postmortem and Funeral Photography. False Conceptions and Misperceptions. The Openness of the Nineteenth Century. Styles of Photographically Representing the Dead. Babies, Pets, and Loss. Family Funeral Photographs and Narrative Scenes of Grief. Mourning Portraits and Jewelry -- 3. Memorial Photography. Public Memorial Representations. Memorial Photographs. Memorial and Funeral Cards. Floral & Memorial Photographs. Illustrated Tombstones -- 4. Conclusion: A Social Analysis of Death-Related Photographs. Uses of Death-Related Photography. Distribution and Frequency of Occurrence. Motivation. 9780262181648 ISBN 0262181649.

8vo. pp. x, 220. b/w illus. index. cloth. dw (soiled on front portion of dw with short tear in head of spine). First Edition.