Book ID: CBB381049508

Art and the sea (2022)

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Robertson, Emma (Editor)


Liverpool University Press


Publication Date: 2022
Edition Details: Book Series: Studies in Port and Maritime History
Physical Details: 236
Language: English

This edited collection re-examines the relationship between art and the sea, reflecting growing interest in the intersections between art and maritime history. Artists have always been fascinated by and drawn to the sea and this book considers some of the themes and approaches in art that have evolved as a result of this captivation. The chapters consider how an examination of art can provide new insights into existing knowledge of port and maritime history, and are representative of a 'cultural turn' in port and maritime studies, which is becoming increasingly visible. In Art and the Sea, multiple perspectives are offered as a result of the contributors' individual positions and methodologies: some museological, others art historical or maritime-historical. Each

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Authors & Contributors
Betts, Jonathan
Davids, Karel A.
Drescher, Seymour
Kim, Nanny
Lam, Tong
Myers, Christopher H.
Journals
Configurations: A Journal of Literature, Science, and Technology
Business History Review
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
Science as Culture
Historical Archaeology
The Journal of Transport History
Publishers
Brill
Palgrave Macmillan
University of Pittsburgh
University of Toronto
Cambridge University Press
Cornell University Press
Concepts
Shipping
maritime history
Oceans and seas
Ocean and civilization
Ships and shipbuilding
Longitude and latitude
People
Harrison, John
Harrison, Edward
Aristotle Onassis
Michell, Anthony George Maldon
Time Periods
19th century
18th century
20th century
17th century
Early modern
16th century
Places
Great Britain
Europe
Africa
Venice (Italy)
Australia
China
Institutions
Great Britain. Royal Navy
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