The Self-Portrait: A Cultural History

by James Hall and James Hall

Book Overview

The self-portrait may be the visual genre most identified with our confessional era, but modern artists are far from the first to have explored its power and potential. In this broad cultural survey of the genre, art historian and critic James Hall brilliantly maps the history of self-portraiture, from the earliest myths of Narcissus and the Christian tradition of "bearing witness" to the prolific self-image-making of today's contemporary artists.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500292116
• ISBN13: 9780500292112
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"