Little Displays: The Photographs of Ricardo Gil

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Ann E. Millett-Gallant, Professor (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/

Abstract: Ricardo Gil is a little person who photographs his family and lifestyle. I compare Gil's images to images of little people drawn from fine art, the freak show, and popular culture. Gil's photographs express dwarfism as an embodied perspective and subject position.

Additional Information

Publication
Review of Disability Studies: An
Language: English
Date: 2009
Keywords
photography, dwarfs, representation , Ricardo Gil

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