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H.C. Westermann at War
David McCarthy
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Description for H.C. Westermann at War
Hardback. This book examines the antiwar work of one American artist in relation to the cultural history of the Cold War. The study provides new and detailed information on this important artist, while also contributing to the study of masculinity, dissent, art, violence, and war in the last half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 171 pages. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 224 x 16. Weight in Grams: 753.
This book examines the antiwar work of one American artist in relation to the cultural history of the Cold War. The study provides new and detailed information on this important artist, while also contributing to the study of masculinity, dissent, art, violence, and war in the last half of the twentieth century. The study clearly reveals that artists' protests against American foreign policy began well before the official U.S. entry in the Vietnam War, and that not all combat veterans looked back fondly on their experience of the Good War. Finally, in drawing attention to the challenges of being a ... Read more
This book examines the antiwar work of one American artist in relation to the cultural history of the Cold War. The study provides new and detailed information on this important artist, while also contributing to the study of masculinity, dissent, art, violence, and war in the last half of the twentieth century. The study clearly reveals that artists' protests against American foreign policy began well before the official U.S. entry in the Vietnam War, and that not all combat veterans looked back fondly on their experience of the Good War. Finally, in drawing attention to the challenges of being a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
171
Condition
New
Number of Pages
171
Place of Publication
Delaware, United States
ISBN
9781611492538
SKU
V9781611492538
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About David McCarthy
David McCarthy is Associate Professor of the history of art, and director of the American Studies Program at Rhodes College in Tennessee.
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