The Social And the Real
Subtitle: Political Art of the 1930s in the Western Hemisphere (Refiguring Modernism)
Contributors: Alejandro Anreus (Editor); Diana L. Linden (Editor); Jonathan Weinberg (Editor)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Published: February 15, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 362
ISBN-13: 9780271026916
Subjects: Art styles: c First World War to 1960; Inter-war period, 1918-1939; Art; Art & Art Instruction; Art & Politics; History - Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945); 20th century; Art, Modern; Political aspects; Social problems in art
Description: During the 1930s, American artists, such as Ben Shahn, developed a mode of representation generally known as Social Realism. Presenting an assessment of Social Realism, this book contends that the radical, 'realistic' art of the Americas during the 1930s was shaped as much by hemispheric exchange as by emulation of the European avant-garde.