Race, Gender, and Identity in American Equine Art - 9781032258164

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Race, Gender, and Identity in American Equine Art1832 to the Present\nAuthor(s): Jessica Dallow\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032258164, 978-1032258164\nSynopsis\nThis book traces an evolution of equine and equestrian art in the United States over the last two centuries to counter conventional understandings of subjects that are deeply enmeshed in the traditions of elite English and European culture.\n\nIn focusing on the construction of identity in painting and photographyof Blacks, women, and the animals themselves involved in horseracing, rodeo, and horse show competitionit illuminates the strategic and varying roles visual artists have played in producing cultural understandings of human-animal relationships. As the first book to offer a history of American equine and equestrian imagery, it shrinks the chasm of literature on the subject and illustrates the significance of the genre to the history of Ameri.