Circulation and Control Artistic Culture and Intellectual Property in the Nineteenth Century
Circulation and Control Artistic Culture and Intellectual Property in the Nineteenth Century
- Open Book Publishers 2021
- 1 online resource (540 p.)
Open Access
The nineteenth century witnessed a series of revolutions in the production and circulation of images. From lithographs and engraved reproductions of paintings to daguerreotypes, stereoscopic views, and mass-produced sculptures, works of visual art became available in a wider range of media than ever before. But the circulation and reproduction of artworks also raised new questions about the legal rights of painters, sculptors, engravers, photographers, architects, collectors, publishers, and subjects of representation (such as sitters in paintings or photographs). Copyright and patent laws tussled with informal cultural norms and business strategies as individuals and groups attempted to exert some degree of control over these visual creations. With contributions by art historians, legal scholars, historians of publishing, and specialists of painting, photography, sculpture, and graphic arts, this rich collection of essays explores the relationship between intellectual property laws and the cultural, economic, and technological factors that transformed the pictorial landscape during the nineteenth century. This book will be valuable reading for historians of art and visual culture; legal scholars who work on the history of copyright and patent law; and literary scholars and historians who work in the field of book history. It will also resonate with anyone interested in current debates about the circulation and control of images in our digital age.
Creative Commons
English
9781800641464 9781800641471 9781800641495 9781800641501 9781800641518 OBP.0247
10.11647/OBP.0247 doi
Biography: arts & entertainment
Copyright law
Films, cinema
Intellectual property law
Music
Photography & photographs
Publishing industry & book trade
Social & cultural history
art history; circulation of images; copyright; culture; dagerreotypes; economics; engravings; graphic arts; history; intellectual property; law; lithographs; nineteenth century; paintings; patents; production of images; publishing; sculpture; stereoscopic view; technology; visual art;
Open Access
The nineteenth century witnessed a series of revolutions in the production and circulation of images. From lithographs and engraved reproductions of paintings to daguerreotypes, stereoscopic views, and mass-produced sculptures, works of visual art became available in a wider range of media than ever before. But the circulation and reproduction of artworks also raised new questions about the legal rights of painters, sculptors, engravers, photographers, architects, collectors, publishers, and subjects of representation (such as sitters in paintings or photographs). Copyright and patent laws tussled with informal cultural norms and business strategies as individuals and groups attempted to exert some degree of control over these visual creations. With contributions by art historians, legal scholars, historians of publishing, and specialists of painting, photography, sculpture, and graphic arts, this rich collection of essays explores the relationship between intellectual property laws and the cultural, economic, and technological factors that transformed the pictorial landscape during the nineteenth century. This book will be valuable reading for historians of art and visual culture; legal scholars who work on the history of copyright and patent law; and literary scholars and historians who work in the field of book history. It will also resonate with anyone interested in current debates about the circulation and control of images in our digital age.
Creative Commons
English
9781800641464 9781800641471 9781800641495 9781800641501 9781800641518 OBP.0247
10.11647/OBP.0247 doi
Biography: arts & entertainment
Copyright law
Films, cinema
Intellectual property law
Music
Photography & photographs
Publishing industry & book trade
Social & cultural history
art history; circulation of images; copyright; culture; dagerreotypes; economics; engravings; graphic arts; history; intellectual property; law; lithographs; nineteenth century; paintings; patents; production of images; publishing; sculpture; stereoscopic view; technology; visual art;