Mannequins in Museums: Power and Resistance on Display

ISBN-13: 9780367202682 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 134 str.

Bridget R. Cooks; Jennifer J. Wagelie

Opis

Mannequins in Museums is a collection of historical and contemporary case studies that examine how mannequins are presented in exhibitions and shows that, as objects used for storytelling, they are not neutral objects.

Spis treści

List of Figures; List of Contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: The Museum Mannequin as "Body Without Organs"; Chapter Two: From Life?: Histories and Contemporary Perspectives on Modeling Native American Humankind through Mannequins at the Smithsonian; Chapter Three: Likeness and Likeability: Human Remains, Facial Reconstructions, and Identity-Making in Museum Displays; Chapter Four: Fashion and Physique: Size, Shape, and Body Politics in the Display of Historical Dress; Chapter Five: Asian Physiques of Mannequins in American Art Museums; Chapter Six: Figures of Speech: Black History at The National Great Blacks in Wax Museum; Chapter Seven: Black is the Color of My True Love's Skin: The Symbolism and Significance of the Black Female Mannequin Figure in Mary Sibande's Creative work; Index.