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Reveals how American art in the 1930s—intertwined with the
political, social, and economic tumult of an era not so unlike our
own—engaged with the public amid global upheaval  Focusing
on the unprecedented dissemination of art and ideas brought about
by new technology and government programs, this publication
examines the search for artistic identity in the United States from
the stock market crash of 1929 that began the Great Depression to
the closure of the Works Progress Administration in 1943. During
this time of civil, economic, and social unrest, artists
transmitted political ideas and propaganda through a wide range of
media, including paintings and sculptures, but also journals,
prints, textiles, postcards, and other objects that would have been
widely collected, experienced, or encountered. Insightful essays
discuss but go beyond the era’s best-known creators, such as
Thomas Hart Benton, Walker Evans, Marsden Hartley, and Georgia
O’Keeffe, to highlight artists who have received little scholarly
attention, including women and artists of color as well as
designers and illustrators. Emphasizing the contributions of the
Black Popular Front and Leftist movements while acknowledging
competing visions of the country through the lenses of race,
gender, and class, Art for the Millions is a timely look at art in
the United States made by and for its people. Â Published by
The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press
 Exhibition Schedule:  The Metropolitan Museum of
Art, New York (September 6–December 10, 2023)
Delightfully original, this book establishes Cubism's intrinsic
connection to the traditional art of pictorial illusion The age-old
artistic tradition of illusionistic realism known as trompe l'oeil
("deceive the eye") beguiles us with visual tricks and confounds
our perception of reality and fiction. Presenting a radically new
take on Cubism, this book shows how Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque,
and Juan Gris parodied classic trompe l'oeil motifs and devices
while inventing playful, original ways of challenging the viewer's
perception. Insightful, handsomely illustrated essays explore
connections between the Cubists and the trompe l'oeil artists of
earlier centuries with whom they engaged in creative one-upmanship.
Essays discuss the previously unstudied trompe l'oeil iconography
within Cubist still lifes; the history of the trompe l'oeil genre
and its changing status over the centuries; the materials and
processes used in Gris's collages; Braque's grounding in trompe
l'oeil interior decoration techniques; and more. Over one hundred
illustrated works juxtapose Cubist paintings, drawings, and
collages with related compositions by the old masters. This
handsome volume, which reveals the surprising origins of some of
Cubism's most recognized motifs, is essential reading for anyone
interested in the development of modern art.
A look at the artistic and technical innovation of British
printmaking from World War I to the eve of World War II, as artists
from the Grosvenor School and beyond harnessed an emerging
modernist style Throughout the tumultuous decades of the early
twentieth century, the graphic arts flourished in Great Britain as
artists sought to portray everyday life during the machine age.
This richly illustrated volume reintroduces rare print works from
the collection of Leslie and Johanna Garfield into the narrative of
modernism, demonstrating their relationship to other movements such
as Cubism, Futurism, and Constructivism. Essays explore how artists
turned to printmaking to alleviate trauma, memorialize their
wartime experiences, and capture the aspirations and fears of the
twenties and thirties. Special attention is given to the linocut
technique revolutionized by Claude Flight and his students at
London's Grosvenor School of Modern Art. Highlighted as well are
the pioneering works of artists such as C. R. W. Nevinson, Sybil
Andrews, Cyril E. Power, Paul Nash, Edward Wadsworth, Edith
Lawrence, Ursula Fookes, and Lill Tschudi. In their quest to
promote a more democratic art, these artists created innovative
graphics that portrayed in subject, form, material, and technique
the dynamic era in which they lived. Published by The Metropolitan
Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press Exhibition
Schedule: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (October 21,
2021-January 17, 2022)
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