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Grand illusions : American art and the First World War / David M. Lubin.

By: Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2016Description: pages cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780190218614 (hardback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 709.73/0904 23
LOC classification:
  • NX650.W67 L83 2016
Other classification:
  • ART015020 | HIS027090 | HIS036060
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- Part One -- 1. War, Modernism, and the American Spirit -- 2. Dangerous Waters -- 3. Mirroring Masculinity -- 4. Morning in America -- 5. Duchamp's Fountain -- Part Two -- 6. To See or Not to See -- 7. Artists in Uniform -- 8. Fixing Faces -- 9. Monsters at Home -- 10. Epilogue: Men, Machines, and Apes -- Works Cited -- Index.
Summary: "Taking readers on a tour of the major historical events during and immediately after World War I, Grand Illusions considers the famous and forgotten artists and artworks that sought to make sense of America's first total war"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks NX650 .W67 L83 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001397776

"Taking readers on a tour of the major historical events during and immediately after World War I, Grand Illusions considers the famous and forgotten artists and artworks that sought to make sense of America's first total war"-- Provided by publisher.

Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- Part One -- 1. War, Modernism, and the American Spirit -- 2. Dangerous Waters -- 3. Mirroring Masculinity -- 4. Morning in America -- 5. Duchamp's Fountain -- Part Two -- 6. To See or Not to See -- 7. Artists in Uniform -- 8. Fixing Faces -- 9. Monsters at Home -- 10. Epilogue: Men, Machines, and Apes -- Works Cited -- Index.

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