Symbolizing the civic ideal: the civic portraits in Belfast Town Hall

Belfast's civic portraits provide an unbroken narrative of the city's municipal identity dating back to the second half of the nineteenth century. Their layers of meaning can be understood within the context of the social, political and cultural concerns of the period in which they were pr...

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Published in:Urban history 2008-12, Vol.35 (3), p.363-381
Main Author: MCINTOSH, GILLIAN
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chancery courts
Cities
City councils
City halls
Civics
Conservatism
Corporations
Culture
European history
Local politics
Mayors
Politics
Portraits
Public Space
Towns
Urban Areas
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Summary:Belfast's civic portraits provide an unbroken narrative of the city's municipal identity dating back to the second half of the nineteenth century. Their layers of meaning can be understood within the context of the social, political and cultural concerns of the period in which they were produced and presented. An examination of these complex and coded works of art is revealing about the political and religious tensions, as well as the personalities, of mid-Victorian Belfast's intricate urban landscape.
ISSN:0963-9268
1469-8706
DOI:10.1017/S0963926808005695