New York Modern - The Arts and the City

"This history is as lively as its subject, clarifying the genealogy of the successive rebellions that marked the unfolding of modernism." -- "New Yorker"

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents: List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Prologue: Before the Modern: The New York Renaissance 1. Times Square: Urban Realism for a New New York 2. Paris and New York: From Cubism to Dada 3. Bohemian Ecstasy: Modern Art and Culture 4. New York Modern: Art in the Jazz Age 5. Rhapsody in Black: New York Modern in Harlem 6. Modernism versus New York Modern: MoMA and the Whitney 7. True Believers on Union Square: Politics and Art in the 1930s 8. Behind the American Scene: Music, Dance, and the Second Harlem Renaissance 9. New York Blues: The Bebop Revolution 10. Homage to the Spanish Republic: Abstract Expressionism and the New York Avant-Garde 11. Life without Father: Postwar New York Drama 12. Renovating the Modern: Monuments and Insurgents Notes Index

Über den Autor / die Autorin

William B. Scott is professor emeritus of history at Kenyon College. He is a coauthor of New York Modern: The Arts and the City.Peter M. Rutkoff is a professor of American studies at Kenyon College. He is a coauthor of New York Modern: The Arts and the City.

Zusammenfassung

Handsomely illustrated and engagingly written, New York Modern documents the impressive collective legacy of New York's artists in capturing the energy and emotions of the urban experience.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Peter M Rutkoff, Peter M. Rutkoff, Peter M. (Kenyon College) Rutkoff, William B Scott, William B. Scott, William B. (Kenyon College) Scott, William B. (Kenyon College) Rutkoff Scott, William B. Rutkoff Scott, Scott William B.
• Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 31.12.2016
• EAN: 9780801867934
• ISBN: 978-0-8018-6793-4
• Seiten: 472
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Kunst > Antiquitäten; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; New York, Dance, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General, 20th Century, ART / History / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, ART / American / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / General, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, History of Art, History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -, Local History, Other performing arts, Social and cultural history, Music: styles and genres, Music: styles & genres, Dance & Other Performing Arts, New York (state)