The quick and the dead
Subtitle: artists and anatomy : national touring exhibitions
By: Deanna Petherbridge and Ludmilla Jordanova.
Contributors: Petherbridge, Deanna, 1939-; Jordanova, L. J.; Hayward Gallery.; South Bank Centre.; Royal College of Art (Great Britain); Mead Gallery.; Leeds (England). City Art Gallery.
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 120
Subjects: Anatomy, Artistic; Human figure in art
Description: "The Quick and the Dead, Artists and Anatomy explores the imagery of anatomical illustration, ranging from the macabre to the fantastical and from exquisite fine drawings to extraordinary prints of self-flaying bodies. Such work is rarely seen outside scholarly circles."--BOOK JACKET. "The Quick and the Dead focuses on around 90 artists, including Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Albrecht Durer, William Hogarth, George Stubbs, Theodore Gericault, Kiki Smith, Joel-Peter Witkin and Cindy Sherman, and includes essays by Deanna Petherbridge and Ludmilla Jordanova."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 114-115).
A national touring exhibition organised by the Hayward Gallery, London, for the Arts Council of England. Exhibition tour: Royal College of Art, London, Oct. 28-Nov. 24, 1997, Mead Gallery, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, Jan. 10-Mar. 14, 1998, Leeds City Art Gallery, Leeds, Mar. 28-May 24, 1998.