Standing Soldiers, Kneeling Slaves by Kirk Savage

Standing Soldiers, Kneeling Slaves by Kirk Savage

Shows how the era of monument building in American history arose amidst struggles over race, gender, and collective memory. This book also shows how an image of black slavery was perpetuated while an image of the white soldier was launched in public space. It is intended for readers interested in American culture, race relations, and public art.

Winner of the 1998 John Hope Franklin Publication Prize, American Studies Association "In a richly detailed and engagingly written study, art historian Kirk Savage traces the development of.. monuments in the context of the nation's still-uncompleted attempt to deal with the issues of race and collective memory."--The Boston Globe "Savage's book ... underscores the importance of reading diverse texts--including mute monuments from the past. Racism, chiseled into our country's foundation, continues to confuse our commemorative rituals and, alas, our historical memory."--Raleigh (NC) News and Observer "In a challenging addition to recent work on the place of the Civil War in American memory, Kirk Savage shows ingenuity in his analysis and interpretation of post-war commemorative sculpture."--The Times Literary Supplement "[Savage's] astute observations reveal not only the theoretical foundation of racism embedded in sculpture but the importance of the aesthetic dimension of racial history... [A] tour de force."--Library Journal "Well researched and elegantly written, this work is a powerful statement about the relationship of the Civil War and race to monuments and public space."--Florida Historical Quarterly

Kirk Savage is Associate Professor of the History of Art and Architecture at the University of Pittsburgh. He has lectured and published widely on American public monuments.

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ISBN 13	9780691009476
ISBN 10	0691009473
Title	Standing Soldiers, Kneeling Slaves
Author	Kirk Savage
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Princeton University Press
Year published	1999-08-08
Number of pages	288
Prizes	Winner of John Hope Franklin Publication Prize for the Best Book in American Studies 1998
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