How Long to Read Portrayal and the Search for Identity

How Long Does it Take to Read Portrayal and the Search for Identity?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read Portrayal and the Search for Identity by Marcia Pointon

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

We are surrounded with portraits: from the cipher-like portrait of a president on a bank note to security pass photos; from images of politicians in the media to Facebook; from galleries exhibiting Titian or Leonardo to contemporary art deploying the self-image, as with Jeff Koons or Cindy Sherman. In antiquity portraiture was of major importance in the exercise of power. Today it remains not only a part of everyday life, but also a crucial way for artists to define themselves in relation to their environment and their contemporaries. In Portrayal and the Search for Identity, Marcia Pointon investigates how we view and understand portraiture as a genre and how portraits function as artworks within social and political networks. Likeness is never a straightforward matter, as we rarely have the subject of a portrait as a point of comparison. Featuring familiar canonical works and little-known portraits, Portrayal seeks to unsettle notions of portraiture as an art of convention, a reassuring reflection of social realities. Pointon invites readers to consider how identity is produced pictorially and where likeness is registered apart from in a face. In exploring these issues, she addresses wide-ranging problems such as the construction of masculinity in dress, representations of slaves, and self-portraiture in relation to mortality.

How long is Portrayal and the Search for Identity?

Portrayal and the Search for Identity by Marcia Pointon is 272 pages long, and a total of 68,544 words.

This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Portrayal and the Search for Identity Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 14 minutes to read Portrayal and the Search for Identity aloud.

What Reading Level is Portrayal and the Search for Identity?

Portrayal and the Search for Identity is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

Where Can I Buy Portrayal and the Search for Identity?

Portrayal and the Search for Identity by Marcia Pointon is sold by several retailers and bookshops. However, Read Time works with Amazon to provide an easier way to purchase books.

To buy Portrayal and the Search for Identity by Marcia Pointon on Amazon click the button below.