The end of the American avant garde /
Hobbs, Stuart D.(Stuart Dale),1961-
New York ; London : New York University Press,
c1997.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-224) and index.
Toward the last American vanguard, 1930-1955. Introduction : the avant garde and the culture of the future -- The communist party, modernism, and the avant garde -- The American avant garde, 1945-1960. Alienation -- Innovation -- The future -- The end of the avant garde, 1950-1965. The cold war, cultural radicalism, and the defense of capitalism -- Institutional enthrallment -- Consumer culture commodification -- The end of the avant garde, 1965-1995. The convention of innovation and the end of the future.
Avant-garde (Aesthetics)