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
ISBN-13: 9781400041299
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
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [385]-424) and index.
Table of contents: title: Monuments, memorials, and Americanism; title: Nudity, decency, and morality; title: Coming to terms with modernism; title: Troubles with murals; title: Art politicized: ideological issues; title: The pivotal 1960s; title: The dimensions and dilemmas of public sculpture; title: The art museum transformed; title: Issues of diversity and inclusion; title: Comparisons and closure.