Slayton Beauty in the City

The Ashcan School
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-4384-6643-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 210 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm

Reihe: Excelsior Editions

Presents a major new interpretation of the Ashcan School of Art, arguing that these artists made the working class city at the turn of the century a subject for beautiful art.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Slayton, Robert A.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte Kunstgeschichte: 20./21. Jahrhundert

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments

1. And Like That. They’re Gone

2. Top and Bottom

3. Vision from an Ashcan

4. The Ashcan Artists

5. The Art Scene

6. Moving On

7. The City as Art

8. People of the City

9. Life in the Ashcan City

10. The Ashcan School and Its Critics

Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Robert A. Slayton is Henry Salvatori Professor of American Values and Traditions at Chapman University. He is the author of several books, including Empire Statesman: The Rise and Redemption of Al Smith.