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Monumental Dreams
Caroline Seebohm
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Description for Monumental Dreams
In this biography of Ann Weaver Norton, Caroline Seebohm brings forward a singular life lived during a time of great cultural and artistic change and creates an appealing window into Southern mores, gender equity and abstract expressionism. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white halftones, figures, colour plates. BIC Classification: AFKB; AGB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 445.
In 1929, the Museum of Modern Art opened its doors, showing the astonishing paintings of Picasso, Matisse, and other avant garde artists. Young Ameri¬can artists quickly responded by experimenting with impressionism, cubism, and abstraction.
In Monumental Dreams, author Caroline Seebohm tells the riveting story of how Ann Norton (1905–1982) a child of the South who had eschewed her Alabama roots to become a sculptor in New York City joined this new guard. She studied with John Hovannes and Jose de Creeft and was studio assistant to Alexander Archipenko. Her work was well received, and by age 35, she had ... Read more
In 1929, the Museum of Modern Art opened its doors, showing the astonishing paintings of Picasso, Matisse, and other avant garde artists. Young Ameri¬can artists quickly responded by experimenting with impressionism, cubism, and abstraction.
In Monumental Dreams, author Caroline Seebohm tells the riveting story of how Ann Norton (1905–1982) a child of the South who had eschewed her Alabama roots to become a sculptor in New York City joined this new guard. She studied with John Hovannes and Jose de Creeft and was studio assistant to Alexander Archipenko. Her work was well received, and by age 35, she had ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813049779
SKU
V9780813049779
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About Caroline Seebohm
Caroline Seebohm is the author of several books, including Under Live Oaks: The Last Great Houses of the Old South and Boca Rococo: How Addison Mizner Invented Florida's Gold Coast. Her work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and other publications.
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