Global Trade and Visual Arts in Federal New England

by Patricia Johnston and Caroline Frank

A highly original and much-needed collection that explores the impact of Asian and Indian Ocean trade on the art and aesthetic sensibilities of New England port towns in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. This diverse, interdisciplinary volume adds to our understanding of visual representations of economic and cultural changes in New England as the region emerged as a global trading center, entering the highly prized East Indies trades...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611685850
• ISBN13: 9781611685855
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: University of New Hampshire Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"