Doctored by Sheehan & Tanya William R. Kenan & Jr. Associate Professor and Chair of Art & Colby College
Product Specifications
- Title: Doctored by Sheehan & Tanya William R. Kenan & Jr. Associate Professor and Chair of Art & Colby College
- Author: Sheehan & Tanya William R. Kenan & Jr. Associate Professor and Chair of Art & Colby College
- Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- History of art art & design styles
- No. of pages: 216
- Dimensions (approx. mm): 258 x 231 x 18
Product Description
Examines the relationship between photography and medicine in American culture. Focuses on the American Civil War and postbellum Philadelphia to explore how medical models and metaphors helped establish the professional legitimacy of commercial photography while promoting belief in the rehabilitative powers of studio portraiture.