ECR French Nineteenth-Century Art Network Research Forum:
Bespoke, Ready-Made . . . or Something in Between? Modularity and the Market for Funerary Monuments in 19th-Century Paris
19 October 2023—1700 (BST)
Early 19th-century burial reforms in France formulated a heavily regulated system of burial that, most radically, promised all citizens the right to separate burial plots within public cemeteries, regardless of class or religion. This practice not only transformed how people were buried, butalso how the lives of otherwise unremarkable individuals were commemorated and valued. This talk will address the popular market for funerary monuments and the marbriers who produced them. Historically decried as cheap reproductions of monumental funerary architecture, the marbriers’ output was significantly customizable by necessity. Marketed and sold to a highly segmented clientele with diverse budgets and taste preferences, the “modern” style tombs of this period gesture towards a previously unexplored relationship to the architectural éclectisme of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Kaylee P. Alexander is the Assistant Research Data Librarian in the J. Willard Marriott Libraryat the University of Utah. She received her PhD in 2021 from Duke University, where she wasalso a research assistant with the Duke Art, Law, and Markets Initiative. Kaylee’s firstmonograph,A Data-Driven Analysis of Cemeteries and Social Reform in Paris, 1804–1924, wasrecently published with Routledge’s Research in Art History series.
This event will take place at 1700 BST
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About the Research Forum: ECR French Nineteenth-Century Art Network Research Forum is a virtually held research forum that allows recent PhD graduates, early career researchers as well as research fellows to present their most recent research. The forum aims to expose new and emerging scholarship and scholars engaging in exciting areas of research. The sessions will last around one hour, including an opportunity for questions and answers after the presentation. The events are open to all.
About the Network: The network is formed of current PhD students and ECRs working in nineteenth-century visual culture. We have monthly sessions for ECRs to present virtually , allowing them to develop their skills and share their research. It is global, open to those located anywhere in the world who wish to join. Feel free to join and participate, and we hope to create an engaging, diverse, fun and rewarding community.
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