Visual shock
Subtitle: a history of art controversies in American culture
By: Michael Kammen.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Knopf
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 450
Subjects: Art and society -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; Art and society -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Art, American -- 19th century -- Public opinion.; Art, American -- 20th century -- Public opinion.
Description: "In this lively narrative, award-winning author Michael Kammen presents a fascinating analysis of cutting-edge art and artists and their unique ability to both delight and provoke us. He illuminates America’s obsession with public memorials and the changing role of art and museums in our society. From Thomas Eakins’s 1875 masterpiece The Gross Clinic, (considered “too big, bold, and gory” when first exhibited) to the bitter disputes about Maya Lin’s Vietnam War Memorial, this is an eye-opening account of American art and the battles and controversies that it has ignited."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.