Wedded Bliss: The Marriage of Art and Ceremony - Hardcover

Richter, Paula Bradstreet; Johnson, Donald Clay; Ingraham, Chrys

9780875772141: Wedded Bliss: The Marriage of Art and Ceremony

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0875772145 ISBN 13: 9780875772141

Publisher: Peabody Essex Museum, 2008

Weddings are among the most universal social ceremonies. Surprisingly little consideration, however, has been devoted to how this momentous rite of passage has inspired artists from diverse cultures. Wedded Bliss: The Marriage of Art and Ceremony explores aesthetic expressions related to weddings from a selection of international cultures over the past three centuries. It offers comparisons between the Euro-American "white wedding" tradition and the vibrant artistic and cultural heritage of marriage ceremonies in Asia, Africa, and the Pacific region. By examining the wedding as an impetus for creativity, this publication provides fresh insight into a familiar subject and probes a complex, often highly charged, human experience.

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About the Author:

PAULA BRADSTREET RICHTER, curator of the companion exhibition, is Curator of Textiles and Costumes at the Peabody Essex Museum. Photographers and writers TIZIANA and GIANNI BALDIZONNE have published Wedding Ceremonies: Ethnic Symbols, Costume and Rituals (2001). Sociologist CHRYS INGRAHAM is the author of White Weddings: Romancing Heterosexuality in Popular Culture (2008). DONALD CLAY JOHNSON is the editor and contributing author to Wedding Dress Across Cultures (2003).

Review:

"Paula Bradstreet Richter organized this wide-ranging exhibition of art inspired by marriage--from the first frissons of attraction through remembrances of decades--long unions that stood the test of time. Ms. Richter gathered works by Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Claes Oldenburg, Winslow Homer and many others, known and anonymous, from 30 countries and cultures around the world." --Northeast Antiques

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