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Visual Shock

A History of Art Controversies in American Culture

Visual Shock( )
Author: Kammen, Michael
ISBN:978-1-4000-3464-2
Publication Date:Feb 2008
Publisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $49.99
Book Description:

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...
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Book Details
Pages:480
Detailed Subjects: Art / History / General
Art / American / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):13.2 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm
Book Weight:0.484 Kilograms



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