The artificial body in fashion and art : marionettes, models, and mannequins /

Artificial bodies constructed in human likeness, from uncanny automatons to mechanical dolls, have long played a complex and subtle role in human identity and culture. This book takes a range of these bodies, from antiquity to the present day, to explore how we seek out echoes, caricatures and repli...

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Main Author:	Geczy, Adam (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Academic Publishing Plc, 2017.
Subjects:	Human beings in art. Human body > Social aspects. Human body in popular culture. Dolls > Symbolic aspects. Mannequins (Figures) Mannequins (Figures) in art.