Colonial photography and exhibitions
Subtitle: representations of the "native" and the making of European identities
By: Anne Maxwell.
Publisher: Leicester University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
Subjects: Indigenous peoples -- Portraits; Portrait photography; Exhibitions
Other titles: Colonial photography & exhibitions
Description: Investigates the historical practice of producing stereotyped and spectacularized representations of colonized peoples at the great exhibitions and in colonial photography. The author compares images produced in Britain and France with those of Australia, China, North America and other countries.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 224-238) and index.