Turner and the Slave Trade - Sam Smiles

Exploring Turner’s evolving response to slavery, from his investment in enslaved labour to his later denunciation in The Slave Ship  While J. M. W. Turner’s iconic painting The Slave Ship (1840) is celebrated as a powerful criticism of the transatlantic trade in enslaved people, his personal and professional ties to slavery tell a more nuanced story. This book provides the first detailed analysis of Turner’s evolving responses to slavery over his lifetime, from his financial investment in... Zobrazit více