{"product_id":"the-art-of-the-anthropological-diorama-franz-boas-arthur-c-parker-and-constructing-authenticity-paperback","title":"The Art of the Anthropological Diorama: Franz Boas, Arthur C. Parker, and Constructing Authenticity - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNoemie Etienne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDioramas are devices on the frontier of various disciplines. Their use developed during the nineteenth century, following reforms aimed at developing the educational dimension of museums. This book examines the anthropological dioramas of two North American museums in the early twentieth century: the American Museum of Natural History, New York, and the New York State Museum, Albany. Dioramas featuring human figures are now the subject of harsh criticism; this thorough study of the work of the artists and scientists who made them sheds light on their genesis. Sites for creating and mediating knowledge - combining painting, sculpture, photography, and material culture - dioramas tell a story that is always political. They create visions of otherness and of ancestry within the museum. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNoémie Étienne, University of Bern.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.4 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42160012722311,"sku":"9783110742268","price":90.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/f72780500552fae13830c61471adbcc3.webp?v=1733270885","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-art-of-the-anthropological-diorama-franz-boas-arthur-c-parker-and-constructing-authenticity-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}