Art of this Century
Author | : Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum |
Publisher | : Guggenheim Museum |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
Preface and Acknowledgments / Thomas Krens -- The Genesis of a Museum: A History of the Guggenheim / Thomas Krens -- Frank Lloyd Wright and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum / Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer -- Paintings of Modern Life and Modern Myths: Late-Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century Representations of Gender, Class, and Race in the Thannhauser Collection / Andrea Feeser -- 1912 / Lisa Dennison -- Technology and the Spirit: The Invention of Non-Objective Art / Michael Govan -- Peggy's Surreal Playground / Jennifer Blessing -- Art of This Century and the New York School / Diane Waldman -- Against the Grain: A History of Contemporary Art at the Guggenheim / Nancy Spector -- The Institution as Frame: Installations at the Guggenheim / Clare Bell.
Mounting Frustration
Author | : Susan E. Cahan |
Publisher | : Duke University Press |
Total Pages | : 377 |
Release | : 2016-01-28 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0822374897 |
In Mounting Frustration Susan E. Cahan uncovers the moment when the civil rights movement reached New York City's elite art galleries. Focusing on three controversial exhibitions that integrated African American culture and art, Cahan shows how the art world's racial politics is far more complicated than overcoming past exclusions.
Handbook of Birmingham
Author | : British Association for the Advancement of Science |
Publisher | : Good Press |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2021-05-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
The British Association prepared the Handbook of Birmingham for the Advancement of Science. The association put it together for the use of the members of the British Association at their meeting in Birmingham that took place in 1886. It was prefaced by a concise sketch of the progress of the town since the first meeting of the Association in 1839, a period that was only three years short of half a century. The Handbook contains an introduction by G.J. Johnson. Contents: Old Birmingham, by Sam: Timmins Modern Birmingham, edited by Sam: Timmins Geology and Physiography, edited by Prof. C. Lapworth, LL.D., F.G.S Zoology, edited by W. R. Hughes, F.L.S. Botany, edited by Wm. Mathews, M.A.
Historic Clayton County
Author | : Kathryn W. Kemp |
Publisher | : HPN Books |
Total Pages | : 105 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1935377051 |
An illustrated history of Clayton County, Georgia, paired with histories of the local companies.
The History of Fashion Journalism
Author | : Kate Nelson Best |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 469 |
Release | : 2017-02-09 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1474285171 |
The History of Fashion Journalism is a uniquely comprehensive study of the development of the industry from its origins to the present day, and including professionals' such as Dylan Jones's vision of the future. Covering everything from early tailor's catalogues through to contemporary publications such as LOVE, together with blogs such as StyleBubble, and countries from France through to the United States, The History of Fashion Journalism explores the origins and influence of such well-known magazines as Nova, Vogue and Glamour. Combining an overview of the key moments in fashion journalism history with close textual analysis, Kate Nelson Best brings to life the evolving face of the fashion media and its relationship with the fashion industry, national politics, consumer culture and gender. This accessible and highly engaging book will be an invaluable resource not only for fashion studies students but also for those in media studies and cultural studies.
America in the British Imagination
Author | : J. Lyons |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 452 |
Release | : 2013-12-18 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1137376805 |
How was American culture disseminated into Britain? Why did many British citizens embrace American customs? And what picture did they form of American society and politics? This engaging and wide-ranging history explores these and other questions about the U.S.'s cultural and political influence on British society in the post-World War II period.