klein mason essays maurice berger (4 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. xiii, 241 pages, illustrations (some colour); 32 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition at the Jewish Museum, New York, May 21 to September 19, 2004; the Art Gallery of Ontario, October 23, 2004 to January 23, 2005; and the Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., February 19 to May 29, 2005. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920) is one of the best known - and most misunderstood - artists of the twentieth century. His incisive portraits, erotically charged nudes, elegant drawings of caryatids, and primitivistic sculpture have been admired for decades. Modigliani's work, however, has typically been examined in the limited context of his so-called bohemian, anti-intellectual lifestyle. This book revises this approach toward Modigliani's art, presenting a revisionist examination of the unique historical, social, religious, and cultural significance of his oeuvre. Modigliani: Beyond the Myth looks at the artist and his art from a variety of important perspectives: his proud heritage as a Sephardic Jew, whose spirituality embraced non-Western, classical, and Christian iconography while retaining its own ethnic identity; his critical engagement and melding of tribal and ethnographic art with Judaism in his portraiture; the representation of the female nude in his works from a feminist cultural perspective; the remarkable reception of his work in Italy after his death, and the failure of traditional art history to account for or analyze these important aspects of his life and work." - Publisher. Size: Folio.

Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920) is one of the greatest - and most misunderstood - artists of the twentieth century. His incisive portraits, erotically charged nudes, beautiful drawings, and primitivistic sculpture have been admired for decades. Modigliani's work, however, has typically been examined in the limited context of his so-called bohemian, anti-intellectual lifestyle. This groundbreaking book revises this approach toward Modigliani's art, presenting a convincing revisionist examination of the unique historical, social, religious, and cultural significance of his oeuvre. No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling; Still Gift Quality. Dust Jacket with price is in a new clear protective Mylar sleeve.

Hardcover. Condición: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. YALE. First edition. First printing. Hardbound. Pictorial boards, 184 pages, illustrations (some color); 32 cm. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name organized by the Jewish Museum, New York, May 1, 2020 to September 13, 2020. Profusely illustrated. "This dynamic study examines the intersection of modernist photography and American commercial graphic design between 1930 and 1960." Brand new. Still in original shrink-wrap. Issued without jacket.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. 1st. Pictorial boards, 184 pages, illustrations (some colour); 32 cm. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name organized by the Jewish Museum, New York, May 1, 2020 to September 13, 2020. Firm binding, clean inside copy. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated. "This dynamic study examines the intersection of modernist photography and American commercial graphic design between 1930 and 1960. Avant-garde strategies in photography and design reached the United States via European emigres, including Bauhaus artists forced out of Nazi Germany. The unmistakable aesthetic made popular by such magazines as Harper's Bazaar and Vogue-whose art directors, Alexey Brodovitch and Alexander Liberman, were both immigrants and accomplished photographers-emerged from a distinctly American combination of innovation, inclusiveness, and pragmatism. Beautifully illustrated with more than 150 revolutionary photographs, layouts, and cover designs, 'Modern Look' considers the connections and mutual influences of such designers and photographers as Richard Avedon, Lillian Bassman, Herbert Bayer, Robert Frank, Lisette Model, Gordon Parks, Irving Penn, Cipe Pineles, and Paul Rand. Essays draw a lineage from European experimental design to innovative work in American magazine design at mid-century and offer insights into the role of gender in fashion photography and political activism in the mass media." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Foreword, by Claudia Gold; Modern look: photography, innovation, and the American magazine, by Mason Klein; 'In our lives we were whole': Gordon Parks, picture magazines, and the struggle for identity, by Maurice Berger; Propriety and provocation: women, emigres, and outliers in American magazines at mid-century, by Leslie Camhi; Astonish me! Photography, graphic design, and mid-century visual culture, by Marvin Heiferman. Size: Folio. Collectible.