The Quick and the Dead

The Quick and the Dead

Artists and Anatomy

by Hayward Gallery, Royal College of Art (Great Britain), L. J. Jordanova, Deanna Petherbridge, South Bank Centre, Mead Gallery, Leeds (England). City Art Gallery

120 pages· 1997· ISBN 9780520217386
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To study anatomy, many artists dissected the dead to better depict the living. "The Quick and the Dead" focuses on a range of artists from Leonardo da Vinci to Cindy Sherman to show the great richness and complexity that can result when art and science intersect. The drawings, prints, photographs, and objects in this book span five centuries and mark numerous cultural shifts, yet their imagery is as powerful today as when they were created. 92 illustrations, 31 in color.

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