Pre-Modernism - Art World Change American Culture From Civil War to Armory Show

Zusatztext " Pre-Modernism by J. M. Mancini is . . . a beautiful! thoughtfully designed book. . . . It is written by a historian venturing into one of the most hotly contested areas of art history--the origins of modernism. She does so with considerable verve and the result is a fascinating exploration of the American art world in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries." ---Ludmilla Jordanova! The Historical Journal Informationen zum Autor J. M. Mancini is Lecturer in Modern History at the National University of Ireland! Maynooth. She has published extensively on nineteenth and twentieth-century American history and culture. Klappentext "This book will have an audience far beyond the boundaries of art history. It is a refreshing and much-needed change from narrowly focused monographic works and it holds new insights for both specialists and general readers."--Katherine Manthorne! City University of New York Zusammenfassung Proposes that the origins of modernism movement can be traced well into the nineteenth century. This book contends that several cultural developments after the Civil War set the stage for modernism. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Interrogating Modernism 7 Chapter 1: Modern Art and Modern Art: From the Christmas Card to the Avant-Garde 17 Chapter 2: Building an American Art World 45 Chapter 3: Professionalism and a New Aesthetic Order 99 Chapter 4: The Armory Show in Critical Perspective 133 Chapter 5: Camera ork : Organizing the Avant-Garde 159 Chapter 6: Continuity and Rupture 181 Postscript: Pre-Modernism and Postmodernism: Reflections on the Tilted Arc Crisis 215 Acknowledgments 222 Abbreviations 223 Notes 223 Selected Bibliography 244 Index 251 Photography Credits 256

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: J. Mancini, J. M. Mancini, Joanne Marie Mancini, Mancini J. M.
• Editore: Princeton University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 14.03.2005
• EAN: 9780691118130
• ISBN: 978-0-691-11813-0
• Pagine: 256
• Dimensioni: 210 mm x 254 mm x 19 mm
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Storia dell'arte; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, ART / History / General, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, ART / American / General, History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, History of Art, History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), c 1860 to c 1869, Civil wars, American Civil War, HISTORY / Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800)