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Paris 1900 - The American School  at the Universal Exposition - Fischer, Diane P (Ed)

Paris 1900 - The American School at the Universal Exposition

Author
Fischer, Diane P (Ed)
Price
NZ$30.00
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Rutgers University Press, The Montclair Art Museum, 1999, 231 pages. Very minor wear to cover, otherwise good secondhand condition.

In essays by Diane P. Fischer, Linda J. Docherty, Robert W. Rydell, Gabriel P. Weisberg, and Gail Stavitsky, Paris 1900 examines the campaign sponsored by the U.S. Department of State proving the existence of a distinct American school of art and refuting earlier French criticism that American art was primarily a reflection of French art. At this exposition, the McKinley administration's crusade emphasized paintings that exuded American character, such as images of virile men, wholesome women, pristine landscapes, and technologically superior cities. Paintings by still-powerful American expatriates were also included: Exhibiting only native themes would have smacked of a provincialism inconsistent with the new outward-looking agenda of American foreign policy.--BOOK JACKET. Featuring more than 140 color and black-and-white illustrations, Paris 1900 is the companion volume to a major exhibition of over 80 paintings, sculptures, and decorative art objects at The Montclair Art Museum, which will travel later to museums in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Columbus, Ohio; Madison, Wisconsin; and Paris, France.

Format
Second hand Paperback
ISBN
9780813526416
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Category
SKU
131918

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