On Place and Displacement: Benjamin Henry Latrobe and the Immigrant Landscape
This essay approaches British landscape studies through the concept of the immigrant landscape. Studying watercolors from the Virginian residence of Benjamin Henry Latrobe, this feature analyzes the concept of “displacement” as a contribution to landscape studies. Through paired and serial landscape...
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| description | This essay approaches British landscape studies through the concept of the immigrant landscape. Studying watercolors from the Virginian residence of Benjamin Henry Latrobe, this feature analyzes the concept of “displacement” as a contribution to landscape studies. Through paired and serial landscape images, Latrobe explored his sense of self in space and place, confronting illusive associations with his homeland, while attempting to understand his new surroundings. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ca6a983632f04799af8e5202b45b1c5f2022-12-21T19:53:29ZengYale UniversityBritish Art Studies2058-54622018-12-011010.17658/issn.2058-5462/issue-10/look-firstOn Place and Displacement: Benjamin Henry Latrobe and the Immigrant LandscapeJulia A. Sienkewicz0Roanoke CollegeThis essay approaches British landscape studies through the concept of the immigrant landscape. Studying watercolors from the Virginian residence of Benjamin Henry Latrobe, this feature analyzes the concept of “displacement” as a contribution to landscape studies. Through paired and serial landscape images, Latrobe explored his sense of self in space and place, confronting illusive associations with his homeland, while attempting to understand his new surroundings.https://www.britishartstudies.ac.uk/issues/issue-index/issue-10/look-firstdiasporafine artart historybritish artlandscapeBenjamin Henry Latropedisplacement |
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