Visual Century: 1907 - 1948: Vol 1 - South African art in context (Paperback)

Volume 1 of Visual Century: South African Art in Context 1907-1948 is part of a four-volume publication that reappraises South African visual art of the twentieth century from a postapartheid perspective. Volume 1 begins after the South African War when efforts were made to unify the white `races'. It ends with the coming to power of the Afrikaner nationalists. The period encompasses two world wars, the incremental dispossession of the rights of black South Africans, and the rise of organised black South African resistance to white rule. Jillian Carman, the editor of this volume, notes that art is not created in a vacuum. In her introductory essay titled `Other Ways of Seeing' she notes that this volume sets the overall approach: "an interpretation of the history of twentieth century visual art in South Africa against the backdrop of momentous social and political events". This volume provides critical perspectives on the ideological and institutional frameworks for white and black artists of the period, and the art they produced. Discussions of public art and architecture, traditionalist African art, and Western-style painting and sculpture are complemented with consideration of the roles played by museums, training, art societies and exhibitions, art historical writing, and patronage. Fresh perspectives on the art of the fi rst half of the twentieth century highlight complexities that still resonate today.

General

Imprint:	Wits University Press
Country of origin:	South Africa
Release date:	June 2014
Editors:	Jillian Carman
Dimensions:	270 x 238 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - With dust jacket
Pages:	220
ISBN-13:	978-1-86814-524-9
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > From 1900 > General Promotions Books > Promotion > Wits University Press
LSN:	1-86814-524-7
Barcode:	9781868145249

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