Concise History Of American Painting - Softcover

Concise History Of American Painting.

brosch. Zustand: Gut. Icon Editions. 448 p., numerous fig., Good condition. - This clear, thorough and reliable survey of American painting and sculpture from colonial times to the present day covers all the major artists and their works, outlines the social and cultural background of each period, and includes 396 illustrations integrated with the text. Concentrating on that part of American art which developed from northern and Western traditions, the book begins with a discussion of seventeenth-century art along the eastern seaboard and ends with sections on current realistic, process and technological art. The eight chapters are arranged chronologically and each generally follows the same organizational sequence. From time to time the author suggests continuities of themes, ideas and images; and contrasts or comparisons are made between artists of the same or different centuries to show continuities or discontinuities. Some determining factors in American art considered are the importance of religion, the sense of the "virgin land," progress and the machine, and nativist and European influences. Baigell views the rich and diverse achievements of American art as the result of the efforts and talents of a pluralistic society rather than fitting into a particular mold. ISBN 9780064300858 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 720. Artikel-Nr. 1166925

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