Mexico and American modernism
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N6512.5.M63 L36 2013
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N6512.5.M63 L36 2013
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xiii, 206 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
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English
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"In the years between the two world wars, the enormous vogue of "things Mexican" reached its peak. Along with the popular appeal of its folkloric and pictorialist traditions, Mexican culture played a significant role in the formation of modernism in the United States. Mexico and American Modernism analyzes the complex social, intellectual, and artistic ramifications of interactions between avant-garde American artists and Mexico during this critical period. In this insightful book, Ellen G. Landau looks beyond the well-known European influences on modernism. Instead, she probes the lesser-known yet powerful connections to Mexico and Mexican art that can be seen in the work of four acclaimed mid-century American artists: Philip Guston (1913-1980), Robert Motherwell (1915-1991), Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988), and Jackson Pollock (1912-1956). Landau details how these artists' relationships with the Mexican muralists, expatriate Surrealists, and leftist political activists of the 1930s and 1940s affected the direction of their art. Her analysis of this aesthetic cross-fertilization provides an important new framework for understanding the emergence of Abstract Expressionism and the New York School as a whole"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Landau, E. G. (2013). Mexico and American modernism . Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Landau, Ellen G. 2013. Mexico and American Modernism. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Landau, Ellen G. Mexico and American Modernism New Haven: Yale University Press, 2013.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Landau, E. G. (2013). Mexico and american modernism. New Haven: Yale University Press.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Landau, Ellen G. Mexico and American Modernism Yale University Press, 2013.
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