Pictures of innocence : the history and crisis of ideal childhood /
Anne Higonnet.
- 256 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm.
- Interplay arts + history + theory. .
- Interplay (London, England : Thames and Hudson). .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-242) and index.
Introduction -- The Invention of Innocence -- Pictures' Imagination -- The Romantic Child -- Every Mother's Child -- A Golden Age -- Photography's Truth -- Innocence Inherited -- Snapshot Families -- An Ideal in Crises -- Through the Looking Glass -- Private Pictures, Public Dangers -- Photographs Against the Law -- Knowing Childhood -- Notes and Sources -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Index. Pt. I. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Pt. II. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9.
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Children in art--Social aspects Children in art--History Photography of children--Social aspects Photography of children--History Children--Social conditions Innocence (Psychology)