Czech Modernism: 1900-1945
Although Czech artists vigorously embraced various European avant-garde movements (particularly Cubism and Surrealism) more than any other group in Central Europe and created an important body of work, little of their efforts has been known in the West. Issued in conjunction with a traveling exhibit organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, this handsome publication fills the gap by capturing the range and vigor of the Czech contribution to European modernism. A collaborative effort of Czech and American scholars, the book focuses on the most important trends and personalities in painting, sculpture, graphic arts, photography, and film. The text is accompanied by 143 illustrations (31 in color), a useful chronology of events that shaped each discipline, and short bibliographies of the artists. For all libraries interested in the history of the arts.- Marie Bednar, Pennsylvania State Univ. Lib., University ParkCopyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.