{"product_id":"turner-and-the-slave-trade-sam-smiles-9781913107512","title":"Turner and the Slave Trade","description":"\u003cb\u003eExploring Turner's evolving response to slavery, from his investment in enslaved labour to his later denunciation in \u003ci\u003eThe Slave Ship\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While J. M. W. Turner's iconic painting \u003ci\u003eThe Slave Ship\u003c\/i\u003e (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 a Jamaican property worked by enslaved labourers to his later denunciation of the trade in his art. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on extensive archival research, \u003ci\u003eTurner and the Slave Trade\u003c\/i\u003e traces the artist's interactions with patrons tied to the plantation economy and examines the impact of abolitionist discourse on his work. Key chapters investigate \u003ci\u003eThe Slave Ship\u003c\/i\u003e, its inspiration, and its contested interpretations while situating Turner within broader debates about art, slavery, and shifting public sentiment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Offering a nuanced understanding of how art engages with history's most urgent issues, this important new study presents Turner as an exceptional yet complex figure, whose legacy is intertwined with the institution of slavery and its eventual abolition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Distributed for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sam Smiles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1913107515\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913107512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Mellon Centre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Sam Smiles","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47136647807231,"sku":"9781913107512","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ab1ae821-0b80-410e-8c69-faf93acc695a.jpg?v=1755023976","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/turner-and-the-slave-trade-sam-smiles-9781913107512","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}