Grand illusions : American art and the First World War /
David M. Lubin.
- pages cm
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.
"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"--
9780190218614 (hardback)
2015024857
World War, 1914-1918--Art and the war. Arts, American--Themes, motives.--20th century Arts and society--History--United States--20th century. ART / American / General. HISTORY / Military / World War I. HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.