Esprit de corps : the art of the Parisian avant-garde and the First World War, 1914-1925 / Kenneth E. Silver.

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Silver, Kenneth E.

Title & Author:

Esprit de corps : the art of the Parisian avant-garde and the First World War, 1914-1925 / Kenneth E. Silver.

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xxiv, 504 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 476-489) and index.

Summary:

Analyzing the all-encompassing changes in modern art between the outbreak of World War I and the Paris Exposition des Arts Décoratifs of 1925, Kenneth Silver's study demonstrates how deeply involved the members of the Parisian avant-garde were in French society and its dominant values and relationships. The book examines a crucial episode in the story of modern art, and delineates the many ways in which art is interwoven with politics and propaganda, with fashion and cultural mythology, and with public policy and personal ambition. The author reinterprets some of the masterpieces of modern art--from Matisse and Picasso to Léger and Le Corbusier--and shows how their creators refer, consciously or not, to the cataclysms of the Great War and its aftermath.

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ISBN:

0691040524 (alk. paper)
9780691040523 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Avant-garde (Aesthetics) France Paris History 20th century.
Nationalism and art France Paris.
Painting, French France Paris 20th century.
Art and society France Paris.
Nationalisme et art France Paris.
Peinture française France Paris 20e siècle.
Art et société France Paris.
Art and society
Avant-garde (Aesthetics)
Nationalism and art
Painting, French
Schilderkunst.
Avant-garde.
Eerste Wereldoorlog.
Beïnvloeding.
Arte.
Avant-garde (Aesthetics) France Paris 20th century.
Nationalism and art France Paris 20th century.
Painting, French Paris 20th century.
Painting, Modern 20th century France Paris.
Art, French Paris 20th century.
Art and society France Paris History 20th century.
Guerre mondiale (1914-1918) Art et guerre.
Avant-garde (esthétique) France Paris (France) 1900-1945.
Nationalisme et art France Paris (France) 1900-1945.
Art Aspect social France Paris (France) 1900-1945.
Peinture France Paris (France) 1900-1945.
France Paris
Avant-garde (Aesthetics) History 20th century France Paris
Painting, French 20th century France Paris

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History

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ACLS Humanities E-Book.

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Location: Library main 45963
Call No.: ID:89-B5291
Status: Available

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