Title & Author:

Art in America in modern times / edited by Holger Cahill and Alfred H. Barr, Jr.

Publication:

New York : Reynal & Hitchcock, [1934]

Description:

110 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 32 cm

Notes:
The material in this book forms the basis of a national radio broadcast from October 6th, 1934, through January 26, 1935, initiated by the General federation of women's clubs under the auspices of the American Federation of Arts, with the cooperation of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the National Advisory Council on Radio in Education and the National Broadcasting Company.
Includes bibliographical references.
American painting 1865-1934 / by Holger Cahill -- American sculpture since the Civil War / by Holger Cahill -- Architecture : Henry Hobson Richardson: the development of the skyscraper / by Henry-Russell Hitchcock, Jr. -- Academic revivalism / by Henry-Russell Hitchcock, Jr. -- Wright and the International styel / by Henry-Russell Hitchcock, Jr. -- The modern room / by Philip Johnson -- The modern house / by Philip Johnson -- House and cities / by Catherine Bauer -- Stage design / by John Mason Brown -- Photography in the United States / by Lincoln Kirstein -- The motion picture / by Iris Barry.

Subject:

Art United States History.
Art États-Unis Histoire.
Art
United States

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Cahill, Holger, 1887-1960, editor.
Barr, Alfred H., Jr., 1902-1981, editor.
General Federation of Women's Clubs.
American Federation of Arts.
National Broadcasting Company.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 825
Call No.: PO15001; ID:85-B3167
Status: Available