Title: Contraption
Description: "The first book to examine the achievements of California artists of Jewish descent, Contraption illustrates how sixteen artists use the metaphor of the machine to understand and depict how the individual aligns his or her identity with the workings of an at times incomprehensible social system. The compelling works showcased in this catalog illuminate the humor and drama of a century on the West coast"--
Subjects: Machinery in art, Jewish artists, Exhibitions, Grotesque in art, Art, american
Places: California
Time periods: 21st century