Through new biographical research and close reading of selected De Vries works, this study demonstrates the depth and scope of his engagement with surrealism. Ignoring the prevailing styles of his time, Philip Evergood preferred the realistic mode and was committed to using art for social commentary. A Center Gallery Publication. More than 500 illustrations. Self-conscious art constitutes a significant and previously neglected feature of modern literature and is a crucial concern of contemporary criticism.
Essays range in chronological scope from the twelfth to the twentieth centuries.
Edited by William Duckworth and Richard Fleming. The recurring themes that have influenced Young's minimalist music and Zazeela's ongoing engagement with the use of light in art are explored. This book describes the federal art projects of the New Deal, in which two men, Edward Bruce and Holger Cahill, played important roles. It compares Bruce's art programs, which assumed officially approved forms, to Cahill's innovative, democratic programs.