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The American eye : eleven artists of the twentieth century /

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextDescription: viii, 120 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0385321732
  • 9780385321730
Other title:
  • Eleven artists of the twentieth century
  • 11 artists of the twentieth century
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Online version:: American eye.; Online version:: American eye.DDC classification:
  • 709/.2/273 B 20
LOC classification:
  • N6512 .G695 1995
  • ND212 .G74 1995
Online resources:
Contents:
Preface -- Spirit of the place -- Arthur Dove: America's first abstract painter -- Georgia O'Keeffe: "woman on paper -- Edward Hopper: painter of American realism -- Thomas Hart Benton: champion of the American scene -- Stuart Davis: painter of the Jazz Age -- Romare Bearden: collage of memories -- Isamu Noguchi: West meets East -- David Smith: sculptor of the grand statement -- Jackson Pollock: action jackson -- Andy Warhol: pop rules -- Eva Hesse: power of female imagery -- Final note: what now? -- Glossary -- List of artworks -- Where to find works by the artists in this book -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: Art.Summary: In the twentieth century, American artists freed themselves from the conventions of European art. As diverse as the U.S. itself, the works of artists like Edward Hopper, Georgia O'Keefe, Thomas Hart Benton, Jackson Pollock, and Andy Warhol brought America to the forefront of the international art scene and combined to create an artistic declaration of independence. In lively, lucid prose Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan look at the lives and works of eleven artists who shaped America's vision of itself in the twentieth century, and whose legacy will be felt well into the twenty-first century.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Vol info Status Barcode
JNF JNF Chamberlin Free Public Library Juvenile Nonfiction J 709.2 GRE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) N6512 Available 34517000168008

Includes bibliographical references (pages 116-117) and index.

Preface -- Spirit of the place -- Arthur Dove: America's first abstract painter -- Georgia O'Keeffe: "woman on paper -- Edward Hopper: painter of American realism -- Thomas Hart Benton: champion of the American scene -- Stuart Davis: painter of the Jazz Age -- Romare Bearden: collage of memories -- Isamu Noguchi: West meets East -- David Smith: sculptor of the grand statement -- Jackson Pollock: action jackson -- Andy Warhol: pop rules -- Eva Hesse: power of female imagery -- Final note: what now? -- Glossary -- List of artworks -- Where to find works by the artists in this book -- Bibliography -- Index.

Art.

In the twentieth century, American artists freed themselves from the conventions of European art. As diverse as the U.S. itself, the works of artists like Edward Hopper, Georgia O'Keefe, Thomas Hart Benton, Jackson Pollock, and Andy Warhol brought America to the forefront of the international art scene and combined to create an artistic declaration of independence. In lively, lucid prose Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan look at the lives and works of eleven artists who shaped America's vision of itself in the twentieth century, and whose legacy will be felt well into the twenty-first century.

Interest age level : Ages 9-12.

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