Patron saints : five rebels who opened America to a new art, 1928-1943 / Nicholas Fox Weber.

Main entry:

Weber, Nicholas Fox, 1947-

Title & Author:

Patron saints : five rebels who opened America to a new art, 1928-1943 / Nicholas Fox Weber.

Publication:

Description:

xi, 404 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Originally published 1992 by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 402-404) and index.
"Winner of the L. L. Winship Book Award given by the Boston Globe for the most outstanding book relating to New England."

Summary:

This lively work of cultural history tells the stories of five young art patrons who, in the last 1920s and 1930s, were instrumental in bringing modern painting, sculpture, and dance to America. A combination of wealth, Harvard education privilege, and family connections enabled Lincoln Kirstein, Edward M.M. Warburg, Agnes Mongan, James Thrall Soby, and A. Everett (Chick) Austin, Jr., to introduce the work of Picasso, Balanchine, Calder, and other important artists to the United States. In this fascinating book, Nichols Fox Weber interweaves the lives and activities of these individuals with the culture they were so fundamental in promoting [Publisher description].

ISBN:

0300064489 (pbk.)
9780300064483 (pbk.)

Subject:

Kirstein, Lincoln, 1907-1996.
Warburg, Edward M. M.
Mongan, Agnes.
Soby, James Thrall, 1906-1979.
Austin, Arthur Everett, 1900-1957.
Soby, James Thrall, 1906-
Kirstein, Lincoln
Warburg, Edward M.M.
Mongan, Agnes, 1905-.
Austin, Arthur Everett, Jr., 1900-1957.
Arts, American 20th century.
Art patrons United States Biography.
Arts, American.
Arts américains.
Arts américains 20e siècle.
Mécènes États-Unis Biographies.
20.16 art patronage.
Art patrons.
Kunstkenners.
Beeldende kunsten.
Kunstbevordering.
Art moderne États-Unis 20e siècle.
United States.
Arts

Form/genre:

Biographies.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 191542
Call No.: ID NX504.W43; ID:97-B2499
Status: Available

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