American visions : the epic history of art in America / Robert Hughes.
By: Hughes, Robert
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BookPublisher: London ; [New York] : Harvill Press ; Alfred A. Knopf, 1997Description: ix, 635 p. : col. ill ; 26 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 186046372X.Subject(s): Art, American -- Themes, motivesDDC classification: 709.73
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 709.73 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00052946 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Robert Hughes begins where American art itself began, with the Native Americans and the first Spanish invaders in the Southwest; he ends with the art of today. In between, in a scholarly text that crackles with wit, intelligence and insight, he tells the story of how American art developed. Hughes investigates the changing tastes of the American public; he explores the effects on art of America's landscape of unparalleled variety and richness; he examines the impact of the melting-pot of cultures that America has always been. Most of all he concentrates on the paintings and art objects themselves and on the men and women - from Winslow Homer and Thomas Eakins to Edward Hopper and Georgia O'Keeffe, from Arthur Dove and George Bellows to Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko -who created them. This is an uncompromising and refreshingly opinionated exploration of America, told through the lens of its art.
Includes index.