Masterpieces of American modernism
Subtitle: from the Vilcek Collection
By: William C. Agee and Lewis Kachur ; with contributions by Rick Kinsel and Emily Schuchardt Navratil
Contributors: Kachur, Lewis, author; Kinsel, Rick, contributor; Navratil, Emily Schuchardt, contributor; Vilcek Foundation
Publisher: Merrell Publishers Limited
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 285
ISBN-13: 9781858945958
Subjects: Catalogs; Art collections; Modernism (Art); American Art; Art; Private collections; 20.54 American art; Art and Design; Art museums; Vilcek Foundation
Description: "Modernism, referring to the period dating roughly from the late 19th century to 1970, is regarded as a crucial moment in the history and development of American art. Although modernist artists adopted a wide range of styles, they were linked by a desire to interpret a rapidly changing society and to cast aside the conventions of representational art. Some, such as Stuart Davis and Joseph Stella, responded to consumerism, urbanism, and industrial technology; others, such as Arthur Dove and Georgia O'Keeffe, found inspiration in nature and the Native American culture of the Southwest. This magnificent new book presents the works of the Vilcek Collection, an unparalleled private collection of American modernist paintings, drawings, and sculpture."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-271) and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface  -- Jan and Marica Vilcek; title: Toward an American aesthetic  -- Rick Kinsel; title: Perspectives on modern art in America  -- William C. Agee; title: The Vilcek Collection  -- Lewis Kachur; title: Timeline  -- Emily Schuchardt Navratil; title: Artists' biographies -- Emily Schuchardt Navratil.