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Visual Shock: A History of Art Controversies in American Culture
Contributor(s): Kammen, Michael (Author)
ISBN: 1400034647     ISBN-13: 9781400034642
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
OUR PRICE:   $22.80  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: November 2007
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Annotation: In this lively narrative, award-winning author Michael Kammen presents a fascinating analysis of cutting-edge art and artists and their unique ability to both delight and provoke us. He illuminates America's obsession with public memorials and the changing role of art and museums in our society. From Thomas Eakins's 1875 masterpiece "The Gross Clinic," (considered "too big, bold, and gory" when first exhibited) to the bitter disputes about Maya Lin's Vietnam War Memorial, this is an eye-opening account of American art and the battles and controversies that it has ignited.
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BISAC Categories:
- Art | American - General
- Art | History - General
- History | United States - General
Dewey: 306.470
LCCN: 2008531199
Physical Information: 1.02" H x 5.24" W x 8.05" (1.09 lbs) 480 pages
 
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In this lively narrative, award-winning author Michael Kammen presents a fascinating analysis of cutting-edge art and artists and their unique ability to both delight and provoke us. He illuminates America's obsession with public memorials and the changing role of art and museums in our society. From Thomas Eakins's 1875 masterpiece The Gross Clinic, (considered "too big, bold, and gory" when first exhibited) to the bitter disputes about Maya Lin's Vietnam War Memorial, this is an eye-opening account of American art and the battles and controversies that it has ignited.