[DOC] Brushwork Technique and Applications: With 52 Color Plates (Dover Art Instruction) by Stanley Thorogood at Arts-Photography

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Evita; Inevitably sheds new light on the history and culture of Argentina by examining the performances and reception of the countryrsquo;s most iconic female figures; in particular; Eva Peroacute;n; who rose from poverty to become a powerful international figure. The book links the Evita legend to a broader pattern of female iconicity from the mid-nineteenth century onward; reading Evita against the performances of other female icons: Camila Orsquo;Gorman; executed by firing squad over her affair with a Jesuit priest; Difunta Correa; a devotional figure who has achieved near-sainthood; cumbia-pop performer Gilda; the countryrsquo;s patron saint; the Virgin of Lujaacute;n; and finally; Argentinarsquo;s president; Cristina Fernaacute;ndez de Kirchner. Employing the tools of discursive; visual; and performance analysis; Jean Graham-Jones studies theatrical performance; literature; film; folklore; Catholic iconography; and Internet culture to document the ways in which these ldquo;femiconsrdquo; have been staged.