| New Art City: Manhattan at Mid-Century Contributor(s): Perl, Jed (Author) |
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ISBN: 1400034655 ISBN-13: 9781400034659 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2007 Annotation: An art critic takes a panoramic look at art and culture in mid-20th century New York City, showing readers the solitude of artists' studios to uproarious bars and clubs, from ramshackle bohemian neighborhoods to the Midtown streets. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | History - Contemporary (1945- ) - Art | American - General - Art | Criticism & Theory |
| Dewey: 700.974 |
| Physical Information: 1.33" H x 6.84" W x 9.18" (2.12 lbs) 656 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - New York - Locality - New York, N.Y. - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this landmark work, Jed Perl captures the excitement of a generation of legendary artists-Jackson Pollack, Joseph Cornell, Robert Rauschenberg, and Ellsworth Kelly among them-who came to New York, mingled in its lofts and bars, and revolutionized American art. In a continuously arresting narrative, Perl also portrays such less well known figures as the galvanic teacher Hans Hofmann, the lyric expressionist Joan Mitchell, and the adventuresome realist Fairfield Porter, as well the writers, critics, and patrons who rounded out the artists'world. Brilliantly describing the intellectual crosscurrents of the time as well as the genius of dozens of artists, New Art City is indispensable for lovers of modern art and culture. |