{"product_id":"contested-image-1","title":"Contested Image","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThomas Eakins’ 1875 painting, \u003ci\u003eThe Gross Clinic, \u003c\/i\u003ethe Rocky Statue, and\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ethe Barnes Foundation are all iconic in Philadelphia for different reasons. But around the year 2000, this painting, this sculpture, and this entire art collection, respectively, generated extended—and heated—controversies about the “appropriate” location for each item. \u003ci\u003eContested Image \u003c\/i\u003erevisits the debates that surrounded these works of visual culture and how each item changed through acts of reception—through the ways that viewers looked at, talked about, and used these objects to define their city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLaura Holzman investigates the negotiations and spirited debates that affected the city of Philadelphia’s identity and its public image. She considers how the region’s cultural resources reshaped the city’s reputation as well as delves into discussions about official efforts to boost local spirit. In tracking these “contested images,” Holzman illuminates the messy process of public envisioning of place and the ways in which public dialogue informs public meaning of both cities themselves and the objects of urban identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Laura M. Holzman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53615147811196,"sku":"9781439915882","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9781439915882_5812e7d4-bab7-470b-83a9-4f3647ff4f01.jpg?v=1727779308","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/contested-image-1","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}