Spectacles of American Nationalism: The Battle of Atlanta Cyclorama Painting and The Birth of a Nation
The late nineteenth-century cyclorama painting of the Civil War Battle of Atlanta served as a technological, thematic, and commercial forerunner to D. W. Griffith\'s landmark 1915 film <em>The Birth of a Nation</em>. Both visual spectacles provided immersive experiences for mass aud...
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| Language: | English |
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Emory Center for Digital Scholarship
2021-07-01
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| Series: | Southern Spaces |
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| Online Access: | https://southernspaces.org/2021/spectacles-american-nationalism-battle-atlanta-cyclorama-painting-and-birth-nation/ |