ABSTRACT
But as late as 1966, John Hale felt it necessary to draw attention to the lack
o f cooperation between historians and art historians.81 Theodore Rabb, an
active participant in the debate concerning the interpretation and use of
images by historians, o f visual “art as a special class o f evidence, shaped by
imagination as well as tradition and purpose,” keep alive, has noted a
recent decrease in interdisciplinary activity in this area with respect to sub
sequently developed interactive areas o f historical research.82
