Behind Closed Doors
Subtitle: The Art of Hans Bellmer (California Studies in the History of Art Discovery Series)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: April 3, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9790520209847
Subjects: Individual photographers; Photographs: collections; Sculpture & other three-dimensional art forms; European; Bellmer, Hans,; Art & Art Instruction; Nudes & Erotic; Art; National socialism and art; Gender identity in art; Criticism; Art / General; History - General; 1902-1975; Criticism and interpretation
First sentence: The convergence of at least three specific personal events in Bellmer's life between 1930 and 1932 revived memories of his own childhood and adolescence and, in turn, inspired him to create his famous first doll.