World War I and American Art

320 pages; 229 color, 63 b&w illustrations. Ambitious project, informative historically and for the present time. The power of art. Beautiful, too. Clean throughout; tight binding; small bump at top corner of front board. As new.

From Publisher:

The first major account of how American artists responded to World War I

World War I had a profound impact on American art and culture. Nearly every major artist responded to events, whether as official war artists, impassioned observers, or participants on the battlefields. It was the moment when American artists, designers, and illustrators began to consider the importance of their contributions to the wider world and to visually represent the United States' emergent role in modern global politics. World War I and American Art provides an unprecedented consideration of the impact of the conflict on American artists and the myriad ways they reacted to it.

Artists took a leading role in chronicling the war, crafting images that influenced public opinion, supported mobilization efforts, and helped to shape how the appalling human toll was mourned and memorialized. World War I and American Art features some eighty artists--including Ivan Albright, George Bellows, Marsden Hartley, Childe Hassam, Violet Oakley, Georgia O'Keeffe, Man Ray, John Singer Sargent, and Claggett Wilson--whose paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photographs, posters, and ephemera span the diverse visual culture of the period to tell the story of a crucial turning point in the history of American art.

Taking readers from the home front to the battlefront, this landmark book will remain the definitive reference on a pivotal moment in American modern art for years to come.

Published in association with the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Product Info

ISBN: 0691172692

ISBN-13: 9780691172699

Publisher: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts with Princeton University Press

Year: 2016

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

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