Looking Askance
by Michael Leja
American ArtOptical illusions in artArt and societyPsychological aspectsVisual perception
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"Looking Askance offers a new paradigm for understanding American visual culture, from the art of Thomas Eakins, William Harnett, and Marcel Duchamp to such fascinating historical episodes as the trial of spirit photographer William Mumler, scientist Helen Abbott's interpretation of Monet's Impressionism, the myriad illusions featured at the Buffalo World's Fair of 1901, and William James's analysis of automatic drawing. Leja traces the roots of skeptical seeing in the culture of modernity and in national values of entrepreneurship, invention, competition, and unregulated marketing." "This original book shows how "looking askance" has shaped American visual culture from the mid-nineteenth century to our own time."--BOOK JACKET.
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American ArtOptical illusions in artArt and societyPsychological aspectsVisual perceptionPsychological aspects of Visual perception
Setting
United States19th century20th century
About the author
Michael Leja
1951
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