Evolutionary Theory and Visual Culture : The Darwin Effect (Hardcover)

Introduction  1. The Darwin Effect Michael Dorsch and Jean M. Evans  Part 1: Aesthetic Thought and the Darwin Effect  2. Locating the Ancient Near East: Darwin, Ornament, and the Origins of Art Jean M. Evans  3. Evolving Styles and the Art-Historical Reception of Iron Age Relief Carvings Vincent van Exel  4. Evolution in Ornament: Charles Frederick Hartt at Cooper Union Daniela P. M. Kern  5. Seeing and Not Seeing: The Post-Darwinian Eye and Aesthetics in Great Britain Barbara Larson  Part 2: Artistic Production and the Darwin Effect  6. Evolving From 'Savages': Mannequin Displays of Prehistoric Humans and Race Linda Kim  7. Origins, Loss, and Desire in Gauguin's Tahitian Eve Martha Lucy  8. Monkey Business: Picasso, 'Le douanier' Rousseau and Darwin's Symbiotic Evolution Fae Brauer  9. Hallucinatory Darwin: The Fantasy Illustration of Sidney Sime Leslie Atzmon  10. Conclusion and Looking Ahead: New Directions in the Study of Darwin Michael Dorsch and Jean M. Evans