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Painted Ladies

Hardcover • 2006 • English

Painted Ladies

By Nick Hedges

2 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

In the early twentieth century the postcard provided an immediate and direct form of communication--rather like text messaging today. Made by anonymous photographers and hand-colored by thousands of unknown women working in their studios, hand-tinted cards became one of the most popular of art forms. This extraordinary collection encompasses cards from throughout the world, including Africa and the Middle East, many raising issues of colonialism and exoticism. Painted Ladies provides a colorful ...Show more

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ISBN

9781904587187

Publisher

Dewi Lewis

Published year

2006

Language

English

Original title

Painted Ladies

Format

Hardcover

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