Benton, Pollock, and the Politics of Modernism: From Regionalism to Abstract Expressionism

Benton, Pollock, and the Politics of Modernism: From Regionalism to Abstract Expressionism - Paperback

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Benton, Pollock, and the Politics of Modernism: From Regionalism to Abstract Expressionism
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Benton, Pollock, and the Politics of Modernism: From Regionalism to Abstract Expressionism - Paperback

Benton, Pollock, and the Politics of Modernism: From Regionalism to Abstract Expressionism - Paperback

by Erika Doss
$111.60
$111.60

Book Overview

In this acclaimed revisionist study, Erika Doss chronicles an historic cultural change in American art from the dominance of regionalism in the 1930s to abstract expressionism in the 1940s. She centers her study on Thomas Hart Benton and Jackson Pollock, Benton's foremost student in the early thirties, charting Pollock's early imitation of Benton's style before his radical move to abstraction. By situating painting within the evolving sociopolitical and cultural context of the Depression and the Cold War, Doss explains the reasons for this change and casts light on its significance for contemporary culture.

"A welcome addition to the growing body of literature that deals with the art and culture of the depression and cold war eras. It is a pioneering work that makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of a puzzling conundrum of American art-the shift from regionalism to abstract expressionism."-M. Sue Kendall, Winterthur Portfolio

"An important scholarly contribution. . . . This book will stand as a step along the way to a better understanding of the most amazing transition in the art of our tumultuous century."-James G. Rogers, Jr., Art Journal

"A valuable and interesting book that restores continuity and political context to the decades of depression and war."-Marlene Park, American Historical Review

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In this acclaimed revisionist study, Doss chronicles a historic cultural change in American art from the dominance of regionalism in the 1930s to abstract expressionism in the 1940s. She centers her study on Thomas Hart Benton and Jackson Pollock, Benton's foremost student in the early thirties, charting Pollock's early imitation of Benton's style before his radical move to abstraction. By situating painting within the evolving sociopolitical and cultural context of the Depression and the Cold War, Doss explains the reasons for this change and casts light on its significance for contemporary culture.
ISBN9780226159430
Author Erika Doss
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press
GenreArts
FormatPaperback
PublishedJune 1995
Edition2
LanguageENG- English
Pages462
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Benton, Pollock, and the Politics of Modernism: From Regionalism to Abstract Expressionism - Paperback

Benton, Pollock, and the Politics of Modernism: From Regionalism to Abstract Expressionism - Paperback

By Erika Doss

About Erika Doss

Erika Doss is professor of American studies at the University of Notre Dame and the author of Benton, Pollock, and the Politics of Modernism: From Regionalism to Abstract Expressionism, also published by the University of Chicago Press, among other titles.

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