Display and dynasty -- The colonial trade in monuments -- Heroic imagery? The monument to Wolfe in Westminster Abbey -- Precedents and parallels: the Grenville Commission -- Magnanimity? The bust of George III in Montreal -- Reassurances of liberty: public monuments in the American colonies -- Reassurances of loyalty: public commissions in the West Indies -- India: building as a moral imperative
Summary
Lavishly illustrated, Persuasion and Propaganda is the first study of these works of art within the framework of colonial politics and political culture. While examining the rise of the idea of the public in the modern world, Joan Coutu also explores how "empire" was constantly being redefined. From private funeral monuments in the West Indies to works erected by the East India Company and the British Parliament, Coutu shows how the youthful British Empire saw itself and validated its mission through sculpture
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-433) and index
Notes
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