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- catalog abstract ""In Dressed for the Photographer, Joan Severa gives a visual analysis of the dress of middle-class Americans from the mid-to-late 19th century. Using images and writings, she shows how even economically disadvantaged Americans could wear styles within a year or so of current fashion. This desire for fashion equality demonstrates that the possession of culture was more important than wealth or position in the community." "In presenting a broad overview of common fashion, Severa gathers letters and diaries as well as photographs from various sources across the United States. She provides graphic evidence that ordinary Americans, when dressed in their finest attire, appeared very much the same as their wealthier neighbors. But upon closer examination, these photographs often reveal inconsistencies that betray the actual economic status of the sitter." "These fascinating photographs coupled with Severa's insights offer an added dimension to our understanding of 19th-century Americans. Intended as an aid in dating costumes and photographs and as a guide for period costume replication, Dressed for the Photographer provides extensive information for understanding the social history and material culture of this period. It will be of interest to general readers as well as to social historians and those interested in fashion, costume, and material culture studies."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b8270008.
- catalog coverage "United States Ohio Kent.".
- catalog created "c1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "c1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1995.".
- catalog description ""In Dressed for the Photographer, Joan Severa gives a visual analysis of the dress of middle-class Americans from the mid-to-late 19th century. Using images and writings, she shows how even economically disadvantaged Americans could wear styles within a year or so of current fashion. This desire for fashion equality demonstrates that the possession of culture was more important than wealth or position in the community." "In presenting a broad overview of common fashion, Severa gathers letters and diaries as well as photographs from various sources across the United States. She provides graphic evidence that ordinary Americans, when dressed in their finest attire, appeared very much the same as their wealthier neighbors. But upon closer examination, these photographs often reveal inconsistencies that betray the actual economic status of the sitter." "These fascinating photographs coupled with Severa's insights offer an added dimension to our understanding of 19th-century Americans. Intended as an aid in dating costumes and photographs and as a guide for period costume replication, Dressed for the Photographer provides extensive information for understanding the social history and material culture of this period. It will be of interest to general readers as well as to social historians and those interested in fashion, costume, and material culture studies."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Foreword / by Claudia Brush Kidwell, with Nancy Rexford. -- The 1840s. -- The 1850s. -- The 1860s. -- The 1870s. -- The 1890s.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 555-565) and index.".
- catalog extent "xxii, 592 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Dressed for the photographer.".
- catalog identifier "0873385128".
- catalog isFormatOf "Dressed for the photographer.".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "c1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press,".
- catalog relation "Dressed for the photographer.".
- catalog spatial "United States Ohio Kent.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "391/.00973/09034 20".
- catalog subject "Clothing and dress United States History 19th century Pictorial works.".
- catalog subject "Clothing and dress United States History 19th century.".
- catalog subject "Costume United States History 19th century.".
- catalog subject "Fashion United States History 19th century Pictorial works.".
- catalog subject "Fashion United States History 19th century.".
- catalog subject "GT610 .S42 1995".
- catalog subject "Portrait photography United States History 19th century.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Foreword / by Claudia Brush Kidwell, with Nancy Rexford. -- The 1840s. -- The 1850s. -- The 1860s. -- The 1870s. -- The 1890s.".
- catalog title "Dressed for the photographer : ordinary Americans and fashion, 1840-1900 / Joan L. Severa.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".