Matthew Baigell

Jewish Art in America

An Introduction

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this first book-length study of Jewish art in America, Matthew Baigell explores works from the early settlers of America to the present. It is a narrative history of the Jewish experience in American art as seen through the works of many different artists. Its main focus is the examination of Jewish subject matter employed by artists, their responses to their religious and ethnic heritage as well as to significant events of the time.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. November 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 165mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 562g
• ISBN-13: 9780742546400
• ISBN-10: 0742546403
• Artikelnr.: 21847392

Autorenporträt

By Matthew Baigell

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Until 1920
Preliminaries and Beginnings Chapter 4 The 1920s
Settling In Chapter 5 The 1930s
Social Issues Chapter 6 The 1940s
The Holocaust Years and After Chapter 7 The 1950s and After
The Older Generation Chapter 8 The 1950s and After
The Younger Generation Chapter 9 The 1970s and After
Representative Figures Chapter 10 The 1970s and After
Later Holocaust Responses Chapter 11 The 1970s and After
Spiritualism Chapter 12 The 1970s and After
Feminism Chapter 13 Conclusion Chapter 14 Works Cited Chapter 15 Index