Smashing Statues: The Rise and Fall of America's Public Monuments by Erin L. Tho

Description: Smashing Statues by Erin L. Thompson A leading experts exploration of the past, present and future of public monuments in America FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description An urgent and fractious national debate over public monuments has erupted in America. Some people risk imprisonment to tear down long-ignored hunks of marble; others form armed patrols to defend them. Why do we care so much about statues? Which ones should stay up and which should come down? Who should make these decisions, and how? Erin L. Thompson, the countrys leading expert in the tangled aesthetic, legal, political, and social issues involved in such battles, brings much-needed clarity in Smashing Statues. She lays bare the turbulent history of American monuments and its abundant ironies, from the enslaved man who helped make the statue of Freedom that tops the United States Capitol, to the fervent Klansman fired from sculpting the worlds largest Confederate monument-who went on to carve Mount Rushmore. And she explores the surprising motivations behind contemporary flashpoints, including the toppling of a statue of Columbus at the Minnesota State Capitol, the question of who should be represented on the Womens Rights Pioneers Monument in Central Park, and the decision by a museum of African American culture to display a Confederate monument removed from a public park. Written with great verve and informed by a keen sense of American history, Smashing Statues gives readers the context they need to consider the fundamental questions for rebuilding not only our public landscape but our nation as a whole: Whose voices must be heard, and whose pain must remain private? Author Biography Erin L. Thompson is a professor of art crime at the City University of New York and the author of Possession: The Curious History of Private Collectors. Her writing has appeared in the Washington Post, New York Times, and Smithsonian Magazine. She lives in New York. Review "Comprehensive…Thompson provides a compelling, historical account of how capitalism is both motivator and maintainer of institutional racism…Her examination of art crime as central to understanding our shameful United States history is captivating." -- Jack Christian - Los Angeles Review of Books Long Description An urgent and fractious national debate over public monuments has erupted in America. Some people risk imprisonment to tear down long-ignored hunks of marble; others form armed patrols to defend them. Why do we care so much about statues? Which ones should stay up and which should come down? Who should make these decisions, and how? Erin L. Thompson, the countrys leading expert in the tangled aesthetic, legal, political, and social issues involved in such battles, brings much-needed clarity in Smashing Statues. She lays bare the turbulent history of American monuments and its abundant ironies, from the enslaved man who helped make the statue of Freedom that tops the United States Capitol, to the fervent Klansman fired from sculpting the worlds largest Confederate monument--who went on to carve Mount Rushmore. And she explores the surprising motivations behind contemporary flashpoints, including the toppling of a statue of Columbus at the Minnesota State Capitol, the question of who should be represented on the Womens Rights Pioneers Monument in Central Park, and the decision by a museum of African American culture to display a Confederate monument removed from a public park. Written with great verve and informed by a keen sense of American history, Smashing Statues gives readers the context they need to consider the fundamental questions for rebuilding not only our public landscape but our nation as a whole: Whose voices must be heard, and whose pain must remain private? Review Quote Offers a probing examination of the meaning of public monuments...A well-informed, often surprising, history of public veneration.-- "Kirkus Reviews" Details ISBN1324050497 Author Erin L. Thompson Short Title Smashing Statues Pages 288 Language English Year 2023 ISBN-10 1324050497 ISBN-13 9781324050490 Format Paperback Subtitle The Rise and Fall of Americas Public Monuments DEWEY 725.940973 Publisher WW Norton & Co Imprint WW Norton & Co Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States NZ Release Date 2023-03-21 UK Release Date 2023-03-21 Illustrations 20 illustrations Publication Date 2023-06-16 Alternative 9780393867671 Audience General US Release Date 2023-06-16 AU Release Date 2023-03-28 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:141600671;

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