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Revolution of the Eye: Modern Art and the Birth of American Television
Maurice Berger
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Hardback. An engaging exploration of the relationship between avant-garde art and American network television from the 1940s through the 1970s Num Pages: 172 pages, 66 color + 100 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACX; APT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 271 x 200 x 21. Weight in Grams: 950.
An engaging exploration of the relationship between avant-garde art and American network television from the 1940s through the 1970s
The aesthetics and concepts of modern art have influenced American television ever since its inception in the 1930s. In return, early television introduced the public to the latest trends in art and design. This engaging catalogue comprehensively examines the way avant-garde art shaped the look and content of network television in its formative years, from the 1940s through the mid-1970s. It also addresses the larger cultural and social context of television. Artists, fascinated with the new medium and its ... Read more
An engaging exploration of the relationship between avant-garde art and American network television from the 1940s through the 1970s
The aesthetics and concepts of modern art have influenced American television ever since its inception in the 1930s. In return, early television introduced the public to the latest trends in art and design. This engaging catalogue comprehensively examines the way avant-garde art shaped the look and content of network television in its formative years, from the 1940s through the mid-1970s. It also addresses the larger cultural and social context of television. Artists, fascinated with the new medium and its ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
949g
Number of Pages
172
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300207934
SKU
V9780300207934
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About Maurice Berger
Maurice Berger is research professor and chief curator at the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and consulting curator at the Jewish Museum. He is the author of For All the World to See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights (Yale). Lynn Spigel is the Frances E. Willard Professor of Screen Cultures in the ... Read more
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