Artistic Ideals of the Other Victorians ; Black Victorians - Black People in British Art 1800-1900, Essays Edited by Jan Marsh, Lund Humphries, Pounds 35. Reviewed by Richard Edmonds
Birmingham Post › February 11, 2006
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The fascinating essays which make up the contents of this beautifully illustrated book suggest that the black presence in Victorian art is much greater than had hitherto been supposed.
The expanding art market in Victorian Britain was clearly based upon British prosperity, itself the result of two factors -imperial commerce and conquest.See the full content of this document
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Artistic Ideals of the Other Victorians ; Black Victorians - Black People in British Art 1800-1900, Essays Edited by Jan Marsh, Lund Humphries, Pounds 35. Reviewed by Richard Edmonds
The Sudan, South Africa and India all contributed romantic ideals to the British of the noble savage - tamed, of course, for domestic consumption and therefore merely picturesque.
These were the faces which frequently loo...See the full content of this document
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