Main entry:

Gay, Peter, 1923-2015, author.

Title & Author:

Art and act : on causes in history--Manet, Gropius, Mondrian / Peter Gay.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

New York : Harper & Row, [1976]
©1976

Description:

xv, 265 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Series:

Icon editions

Notes:
Originated as 7 lectures delivered at Cooper Union in Mar. and Apr. of 1974.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-259) and index.
One. Introduction: dimensions of cause. 1. On overdetermination -- 2. Minds in history -- 3. From id to ego -- Two. Manet: the primacy of culture. 1. An obsession with sincerity -- 2. The cutting edge of wit -- 3. A stroller in Paris -- Three. Gropius: the imperatives of craft. 1. The cathedral of the present -- 2. On individuality and collaboration -- 3. The informed intuition -- Four. Mondrian: the claims of privacy. 1. In solitary company -- 2. The assault on nature -- 3. Shapes of reticence.

Summary:

Originated as 7 lectures delivered at Cooper Union in Mar. and April of 1974.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

0064332489
9780064332484
0064300617
9780064300612

Subject:

Manet, Édouard, 1832-1883.
Gropius, Walter, 1883-1969.
Mondrian, Piet, 1872-1944.
Gropius, Walter 1883-1969
Manet, Edouard 1832-1883
Mondrian, Piet 1872-1944
Manet, Édouard, 1832-1883 Criticism and interpretation.
Gropius, Walter, 1883-1969 Criticism and interpretation.
Mondrian, Piet, 1872-1944 Criticism and interpretation.
Gropius, Walter.
Manet, Edouard.
Mondrian, Piet.
History Philosophy.
Painters Netherlands Biography.
Architects
Histoire Philosophie.
Beeldende kunsten.
Germany
Manet, Édouard 1832-1883

Form/genre:

Biography
Biographies.
Art criticism.
Critiques d'art.

Added entries:

Icon editions.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 82097
Call No.: W4365; ID:86-B15825
Status: Available