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The art of evolution : Darwin, Darwinisms and visual culture

by Barbara Larson, Fae Brauer

This collection of essays explores the impact of Darwin's theories on visual culture, analysing how scientific concepts such as eugenics, social Darwinism and aesthetics were manifested in art, popular caricature and propaganda across the Western world.

Accession 3738 ISBN 9781584657750 Publisher Dartmouth College Press
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