Mind-forg'd Manacles William Blake and slavery ; [published on the occasion of the Exhibition Mind-Forg'd Manacles : William Blake and Slavery, Ferens Art Gallery, Hull, 7 April - 20 May 2007, Burrell Collection, Glasgow, 3 November 2007 - 6 January 2008, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, 26 January - 6 April 2008]

For William Blake (1757-1827), the idea of slavery was fundamental to his art and writing. He was fervently opposed to slavery and bitterly contemptuous of the forces in Britain that tried to prolong it. But for Blake slavery was also a mental state. To have limited perceptions, to pursue materialis...

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Körperschaften: Ferens Art Gallery (BerichterstatterIn), Burrell Collection (BerichterstatterIn), Whitworth Art Gallery (BerichterstatterIn), Hayward Gallery Touring (BerichterstatterIn), Exhibition Mind-Forg'd Manacles: William Blake and Slavery (BerichterstatterIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Bindman, David (BerichterstatterIn), Pinckney, Darryl (BerichterstatterIn), Blake, William (IllustratorIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: London Hayward Gallery Publishing 2007
London Cornerhouse Publ. 2007
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