Making the Americas Modern
hemispheric art 1910-1960
$80.71
- Hardcover
336 pages
- Release Date
14 October 2018
Summary
Modernizing the Americas: A Hemispheric View of 20th-Century Art
This book offers a bold perspective on the modernization of art in the Americas during the early 20th century. Edward J. Sullivan moves beyond a linear progression of artistic movements, employing a comparative analysis across North America, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.
By examining the Americas holistically, the book reveals compelling narratives of artistic adaptation and experimentation. It …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781786271556 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1786271559 |
| Series: | Global Perspectives Art History |
| Author: | Edward J. Sullivan |
| Publisher: | Laurence King Publishing |
| Imprint: | Laurence King Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 14 October 2018 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 165mm |
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Critics Review
”.among Sullivan’s most significant achievements is his wholesale invention of new descriptive language. There is no doubt that this book will aid us all in the urgent project of dissolving the national borders-and patriotic chauvinism-that have shaped art histories. But its most enduring contribution is that it poses questions that we will be striving to answer for some time to come.” -Harper Montgomery, Review: Literature and Arts of the Americas
About The Author
Edward J. Sullivan
Edward J Sullivan is the Helen Gould Sheppard Professor of Art History at New York University. He has written numerous books on 19th- and 20th-century art of the Americas and the Iberian Peninsula.
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