Nocturne: night in American art, 1890-1917

Acknowledgments

Introduction. Part 1 Antivisions: the redefinition of vision by science and technology : A paradoxical aesthetics

The image in crisis: vision questioned by science and technology

The work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction

Visions of the mind and spirit. Part 2 Heart of darkness: the nocturne as metaphor for racial difference : Inverted light: the nocturne in the age of imperialism

Vanishing Indians: nostalgic reminiscence and haunting presence

A blueblood landscape: the nocturne as white art in Jim Crow America. Part 3 Landscape reconfigured: urban nocturnes : Contrast, confrontation, and spectacle: the alterity of urban nights

Shadow presences: the figure in the urban landscape

The urban nocturne and the redefinition of the American landscape. Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Illustration credits.

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I Antivisions. The Redefinition of Vision by Science and Technology

1. A Paradoxical Aesthetics

2. The Image in Crisis Vision Questioned by Science and Technology

3. The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction

4. Visions of the Mind and Spirit

Part II. Heart of Darkness The Nocturne as Metaphor for Racial Difference

5. Inverted Light The Nocturne in the Age of Imperialism

6. Vanishing Indians Nostalgic Reminiscence and Haunting Presence

7. A Blueblood Landscape The Nocturne as White Art in Jim Crow America

Part III. Landscape Reconfigured Urban Nocturnes

8. Contrast, Confrontation, and Spectacle The Alterity of Urban Nights

9. Shadow Presences The Figure in the Urban Landscape

10. The Urban Nocturne and the Redefinition of the American Landscape

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Illustration Credits