Sports and American Art from Benjamin West to Andy Warhol |
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| Author:
| Guttmann, Allen |
| Foreword by:
| Clark, Carol C. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-55849-874-7 |
| Publication Date: | May 2011 |
| Publisher: | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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Examines the history of sports-themed American art from the eighteenth to the late twentieth century. It documents the parallel evolution of sports and art as two intimately related aspects of American culture, each shedding light on the other, and demonstrates not only that knowledge of sports history greatly enhances our appreciation of sports-themed art, but also that our artists provide us with fresh insights into what it means when we "do" sports.
Examines the history of sports-themed American art from the eighteenth to the late twentieth century. It documents the parallel evolution of sports and art as two intimately related aspects of American culture, each shedding light on the other, and demonstrates not only that knowledge of sports history greatly enhances our appreciation of sports-themed art, but also that our artists provide us with fresh insights into what it means when we "do" sports.