Misplaced objects : migrating collections and recollections in Europe and the Americas /

Misplaced objects : migrating collections and recollections in Europe and the Americas /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Spitta, Silvia, 1956-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2009.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long series in Latin American and Latino art and culture.
Subjects:
Acculturation > America > History.
Acculturation > Europe > History.
Material culture > America > History.
Material culture > Europe > History.
Collectors and collecting > Social aspects > Europe > History.
Museums > Social aspects > Europe > History.
America > Relations > Europe.
Europe > Relations > America.
America > Emigration and immigration > Social aspects > History.
Europe > Emigration and immigration > Social aspects > History.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Misplaced objects and subject matters
  • The object as specimen
  • Migrating icons and sacred geographies in the Americas
  • Found objects and re-collecting subjects.