Examines the role of landscape in terms of a broader definition of visual culture to include the discussion not only of works of oil on canvas, but also prints, sculpture, photography, advertising, fashion journalism, artists' biographies, and the multi-media stage of the national exhibition.
In 1950s Britain landscape representation was a site of profound instability. In an analysis of paintings, sculpture, photography, fashion journalism, artists' biographies, and the multi-media stage of the national exhibition, Catherine Jolivette explores the shifting concept of landscape as it intersects with a variety of discourses including the role of women, the status of immigrant artists, developments in science and technology, and the promotion of British art and culture abroad.
In 1950s Britain landscape representation was a site of profound instability. In an analysis of paintings, sculpture, photography, fashion journalism, artists' biographies, and the multi-media stage of the national exhibition, Catherine Jolivette explores the shifting concept of landscape as it intersects with a variety of discourses including the role of women, the status of immigrant artists, developments in science and technology, and the promotion of British art and culture abroad.