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Scribner's Monthly 1870-1881: Illustrating a New American Art World

Abstract

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This dissertation examines the illustrations and text of Scribner's Monthly, arguably the most prominent monthly magazine during the 1870s. Initiating improvements in reproduction technology and art criticism, Scribner's played a major role in the development of the nation's art world in the Gilded Age, transforming the reception, perception and consumption of images by the American public.

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  • Knox, Page Stevens

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English

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oai:academiccommons.columbia.edu:10.7916/D8VT2035

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Knox, Page Stevens. Scribner's Monthly 1870-1881: Illustrating a New American Art World. 2012. https://doi.org/10.7916/D8VT2035