Erie Railway tourist, 1854-1886 : transporting visual culture / Herbert Gottfried
- Author
- Gottfried, Herbert, 1940-
- Published
- Bethlem : Lehigh University Press ; Lanham, Maryland : The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2018]
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource
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- Series
- Contents
- History of the Erie Railway -- The historical basis of Erie Railway guide imagery -- The cottage and suburban development -- Landscape commentary.
- Summary
- This book explores the Erie Railway's contributions to nineteenth-century visual culture by promoting scenic thinking in which closely viewed scenes and deep prospects became the basis for engaging landscapes and their representations. Erie guides became commentary on landscape, with images and texts as annotations on the production of culture.
- Subject(s)
- Erie railway tourist
- 1800-1899
- Landscapes—Social aspects—United States—History—19th century
- Art and society—United States—History—19th century
- Paysages—Aspect social—États-Unis—Histoire—19e siècle
- Art et société—États-Unis—Histoire—19e siècle
- ART—General
- Art and society
- Landscapes—Social aspects
- Literature
- New York (State)—In art
- New York (State)—In literature
- New York (État)—Dans la littérature
- New York (État)—Dans l'art
- New York (State)
- United States
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 9781611462715 (epub)
1611462711
9781611462708 (cloth : alk. paper) - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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