11%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Grandma Moses: American Modern
Thomas Denenberg
€ 46.99
€ 41.59
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Grandma Moses: American Modern
Hardcover. A long-overdue reexamination of beloved American artist Grandma Moses, restoring her rightful place within the canon of mid-century American Art. Num Pages: 128 pages, 160 colour I llustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 278 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1118.
One of the best-known artists of her time, and a true American legend, Anna Mary Robertson Grandma Moses (1860-1961) was often marginalized as a latter-day folk painter or a phenomenon of popular media. Accompanying a traveling exhibition, this new book looks closely at the paintings themselves and the artist's compelling biography to reassert her role in the development of a culture of modernist art at mid-century. Presenting fresh research, several scholars examine Moses's name, public persona, painted world, and wildly popular place in American pop culture; address the myth of the self-taught artist; and contextualize her work alongside such contemporaries ... Read more
One of the best-known artists of her time, and a true American legend, Anna Mary Robertson Grandma Moses (1860-1961) was often marginalized as a latter-day folk painter or a phenomenon of popular media. Accompanying a traveling exhibition, this new book looks closely at the paintings themselves and the artist's compelling biography to reassert her role in the development of a culture of modernist art at mid-century. Presenting fresh research, several scholars examine Moses's name, public persona, painted world, and wildly popular place in American pop culture; address the myth of the self-taught artist; and contextualize her work alongside such contemporaries ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Skira Rizzoli
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1118g
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780847849239
SKU
V9780847849239
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Thomas Denenberg
Thomas Denenberg is the director of the Shelburne Museum. Robert Wolterstorff is the director and Jamie Franklin is curator at the Bennington Museum. Diana Korzenik is professor emerita at the Massachusetts College of Art. Alexander Nemerov is professor of art history at Stanford University.
Reviews for Grandma Moses: American Modern
'Moses is literally discovered by New York modernists, ' says Denenberg, who, with Robert Wolterstorff . . . organized Grandma Moses: American Modern [exhibit] -Hyperallergic.com