The Arts at Black Mountain College
- Paperback
344 pages
- Release Date
15 March 2002
Summary
It was at Black Mountain College that Merce Cunningham formed his dance company, John Cage staged his first “happening,” and Buckminster Fuller built his first dome. Although it lasted only twenty-four years (1933-1957) and enrolled fewer than 1,200 students, Black Mountain College launched a remarkable number of the artists who spearheaded the avant-garde in America of the 1960s. The faculty included such diverse talents as Anni and Josef Albers, Eric Bentley, Ilya Bolotowsky, Robert Creeley…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262582124 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262582120 |
| Author: | Mary Emma Harris |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 344 |
| Release Date: | 15 March 2002 |
| Weight: | 1.31kg |
| Dimensions: | 305mm x 241mm x 16mm |
| Series: | The Arts at Black Mountain College |
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“Katz manages to evoke a world of cross-media artistic possibility that seems as vast as it was often joyous.” Publisher’s Weekly
“Katz manages to evoke a world of cross-media artistic possibility that seems as vast as it was often joyous.” Publisher’s Weekly
About The Author
Mary Emma Harris
Independent scholar Mary Emma Harris is Chair and Director of the Black Mountain College Project.
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