1898 : visual culture and U.S. imperialism in the Caribbean and the Pacific / Taína Caragol and Kate Clarke Lemay ; with Jorge Duany, Theodore S. Gonzalves, Kristin Hoganson, Healoha Johnston, Paul A. Kramer, Carolina Maestre, and Neil Weare.

"In 1898, the United States seized territories overseas, ushering in an era of expansion that was at odds with the nation's founding promise of freedom and democracy for all. This book draws on portraiture and visual culture to provide fresh perspectives on this crucial yet underappreciated period i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Caragol-Barreto, Taina Beatriz (Author)
Lemay, Kate Clarke, 1978- (Author)
Corporate Author: National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution) (Host institution)
Other Authors: Duany, Jorge (Contributor)
Sajet, Kim (writer of foreword.)
Gonzalves, Theodore S. (Contributor)
Hoganson, Kristin L. (Contributor)
Johnston, Healoha, 1979- (Contributor)
Kramer, Paul A. (Paul Alexander), 1968- (Contributor)
Maestre, Carolina (Contributor)
Weare, Neil (Contributor)
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : Princeton, New Jersey : National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution ; in association with Princeton University Press, [2023]
Subjects:
Art, American > 19th century > Exhibitions.
Portraits, American > 19th century > Exhibitions.
Imperialism in art > Exhibitions.
United States > History > 1865-1898 > Portraits > Exhibitions.
Art américain > 19e siècle > Expositions.
Portraits américains > 19e siècle > Expositions.
Impérialisme dans l'art > Expositions.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1865-1898 > Portraits > Expositions.
ART / American / General.
Art, American.
Portraits, American.
Imperialism in art.
United States.
History.
Nineteenth century.
1865-1898
1800-1899
exhibition catalogs.
Portraits.
Exhibition catalogs.
Catalogues d'exposition.
Genre:
Exhibitions.
Expositions.
Portraits
exhibition catalogs.
Portraits.
Exhibition catalogs.
Catalogues d'exposition.
Physical Description:327 pages : illustrations, maps, facsimilies ; 28 x 24 cm
Variant Title:
Visual culture and U.S. imperialism in the Caribbean and the Pacific
Eighteen ninety eight
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Foreword / Kim Sajet
  • Introduction. 1898: U.S. imperial visions and revisions / Taína Caragol and Kate Clarke Lemay
  • 1. "The portraits in the gallery have never been only national" / Kristen Hoganson ; Prelude to empire: Indian wars and sea power
  • 2. "Our culture has to be the core of our resistance" / Healoha Johnston ; Hawaiian resistance and U.S. imperialism
  • 3. "Cuba and Puerto Rico: two wings of a bird?" / Jorge Duany ; On the verge of sovereignty: Cuba and Puerto Rico at the turn of the twentieth century
  • 4. "Forgetting empire, remembering resistance" / Theodore S. Gonzalez ; Cutting path to sovereignty: the complex political landscapes of the Philippines and Guam
  • 5. "America has a colonies problem" / Neil Ware ; 1898: a contest in memory
  • Forces at play: war and empire in the art of Winslow Homer and Armando García Menocal / Kate Clarke Lemay
  • New possessions: colonial curios, trophies, weapons, and museum collections from the Philippine-American War / Paul A. Kramer
  • The 1898 diasporas: contemporary artists redefining portraiture / Taína Caragol.