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The Art of the United States: 1750-2000. Texts and Documents.
DAVIS John, LEJA Michael.

The Art of the United States: 1750-2000. Texts and Documents.

Hazan
€45,00 €0,00
N° d'inventaire 28146
Format 19.7 x 22.5
Détails 544 p., illustrated, paperback.
Publication Paris, 2023
Etat Nine
ISBN 9782754112963
From Benjamin West's history paintings to Kara Walker's installations, including works by Mary Cassatt, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, this book invites you to explore 250 years of American art. It showcases the multiplicity of voices that have spoken about these visual arts through a wide selection of historical texts—written by artists, critics, patrons, literary figures, and other commentators. Contextualized by introductory essays and explanatory notes, these texts, organized into chronological chapters, are accompanied by reproductions of key works, a timeline of historical events, and maps. These resources contribute to a panorama of unprecedented breadth on the aesthetic, as well as the social and political, issues related to the visual arts of the United States. A unique tool for understanding American art, this book is aimed both at an academic readership, to whom it offers a framework for study and critical thinking, and at an art-loving public wishing to discover the evolution of points of view and discourses over the centuries.
From Benjamin West's history paintings to Kara Walker's installations, including works by Mary Cassatt, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, this book invites you to explore 250 years of American art. It showcases the multiplicity of voices that have spoken about these visual arts through a wide selection of historical texts—written by artists, critics, patrons, literary figures, and other commentators. Contextualized by introductory essays and explanatory notes, these texts, organized into chronological chapters, are accompanied by reproductions of key works, a timeline of historical events, and maps. These resources contribute to a panorama of unprecedented breadth on the aesthetic, as well as the social and political, issues related to the visual arts of the United States. A unique tool for understanding American art, this book is aimed both at an academic readership, to whom it offers a framework for study and critical thinking, and at an art-loving public wishing to discover the evolution of points of view and discourses over the centuries.