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Title: The American Century: Art and Culture 1900-1950 by Barbara Haskell, Whitney Museum of American Art, Maxwell L. Anderson ISBN: 0-393-04723-7 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: 01 April, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $60.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (3 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Great images less than great text.
Comment: This, the first volume of a two volume work (this is by far the stronger of the two)may not contain the strongest prose in terms of capturing the moment in history when America finally began to assert her own unique voice in the visual arts, but it does boast many glorious images.
Maybe this book is nothing more than a glorified coffee table book, but what a fine, colorful one it is. The book is crammed full of beautiful reproductions of some of the finest work America's shores ever produced: Stella, Johns, Pollock, O'Keefe, Lawrence, Benton, Hopper and Calder all recieve detailed representation.
Being personally obsessed with the art of the Depression, I particularly valued the long, detailed chapter contained here.
Many hours have evaporated as I have lost myself in the many rich reproductions. This book, when enjoyed in union with Robert Hughes' excellent "American Visions" (which supplies the much needed rich prose), serves as a fine celebration of America's visual culture. A fine addition to any library.
Rating: 3
Summary: Less Art, More Culture
Comment: This is a survey of American culture, as manifested in everything from travel books, film, dance, to the fine arts. It lurches from subject to subject at times, but its strength is that it places the fine arts in their cultural context.
Rating: 5
Summary: Amazing! A MUST HAVE for 20th Century Art lovers.
Comment: I pre-ordered this book from Amazon as soon as I read about the exhibit at the Whitney. Ths book is a wonderful compendium on art of the 20th Century and is loaded with information and great photos of what will become the "classic" works of the 20th Century.
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Title: The American Century: Art and Culture, 1950-2000 by Lisa Phillips, Barbara American Century Haskell, Whitney Museum of American Art ISBN: 0393048152 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: October, 1999 List Price(USD): $60.00 |
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Title: Modern Art in the USA: Issues and Controversies of the 20th Century by Patricia Hills ISBN: 0130361380 Publisher: Prentice Hall Pub. Date: 25 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $36.00 |
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Title: Flowers in the Dustbin: The Rise of Rock and Roll, 1947-1977 by James Miller ISBN: 0684865602 Publisher: Fireside Pub. Date: 19 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Movement and the Sixties by Terry H. Anderson ISBN: 0195104579 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: May, 1996 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Great American Thing: Modern Art and National Identity, 1915-1935 by Wanda M. Corn ISBN: 0520231996 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: 03 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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