Slaves Waiting for Sale: Abolitionist Art and the American Slave Trade by McInnis, Maurie D - 2011

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New. In 1853, Eyre Crowe, a young British artist, visited a slave auction in Richmond, Virginia. Harrowed by what he witnessed, he captured the scene in sketches that he would later develop into a series of illustrations and paintings, including the culminating painting, "Slaves Waiting for Sale", Richmond, Virginia. This innovative book uses Crowe's paintings to explore the texture of the slave trade in Richmond, Charleston, and New Orleans, the evolving iconography of abolitionist art, and the role of visual culture in the transatlantic world of abolitionism. Tracing Crowe's trajectory from Richmond across the American South and back to London - where his paintings were exhibited just a few weeks after the start of the Civil War - Maurie D. McInnis illuminates not only how his abolitionist art was inspired and made, but also how it influenced the international public's grasp of slavery in America. With nearly 140 illustrations, "Slaves Waiting for… Read More

Univ of Chicago Pr, 2011. Hardcover. New. 280 pages. 10.00x7.25x1.00 inches.

University Of Chicago Press. New. 2011. Hardcover. 0226559335 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened -- 288 pp. ; 137 illus. (12 in color. ) -- with a bonus offer-- .