The Modern Moves West : California Artists and Democratic Culture in the Twentieth Century.
Title:
The Modern Moves West : California Artists and Democratic Culture in the Twentieth Century.
Author:
Candida Smith, Richard.
ISBN:
9780812207941
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (263 pages)
Series:
The Arts and Intellectual Life in Modern America
Contents:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction: Dilemmas of Professional Culture -- 1. The Case for Modern Art as a Distinct Form of Knowledge -- 2. Modern Art in a Provincial Nation -- 3. Modern Art and California's Progressive Legacies -- 4. From an Era of Grand Ambitions -- 5. Becoming Postmodern -- 6. California Assemblage: Art as Counterhistory -- 7. Learning from the Watts Towers -- 8. Contemporary Art Along the U.S.-Mexican Border -- Conclusion: Improvising from the Margins -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Acknowledgments.
Abstract:
Exploring the transformation of California into a center for contemporary art through the twentieth century, this book dramatically illustrates the paths California artists took toward a more diverse and inclusive culture.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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