American Visions the History of American Art and Architecture Dvd
 First edition | |
| Author | Robert Hughes |
|---|---|
| State | England |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Non-fiction, American Art History |
| Published | 1997 (The Harvill Press) |
| Media blazon | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 635 |
| ISBN | 978-0676527841 |
| OCLC | 901568324 |
American Visions: The Ballsy History of Art in America is a 1997 book past art critic Robert Hughes. It was likewise turned into a 6-function documentary series featuring the author.
Contents [edit]
- O My America, My New Founde Land
- The Republic of Virtue
- The Wilderness and the Westward
- American Renaissance
- The Gritty Cities
- Early Modernism
- Streamlines and Breadlines
- The Empire of Signs
- The Age of Anxiety
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Reception [edit]
Booklist called American Visions a "sensational history of American art." and wrote "The contrast between the influence of nature and of the city on American art is the fulcrum of Hughes' entire narrative ..."[2] and Pick Reviews stated "The book bears the postage stamp of the writer's artful sensibilities (which value works of art for their technical competence likewise as visual and intellectual qualities), his critical acuity, and his accomplished writing."[2]
Kirkus Reviews gave a starred review and described it every bit an "eminently readable handbook on American art.", writing "His readings of three centuries of both art works and trends are lively, detailed, and persuasive (though maybe a bit too harsh regarding recent fine art), and his ultimately pessimistic accept is expressed with great clarity. A compact and illuminating earthworks, full of vigor and punch..."[three] Publishers Weekly noted "this is no banal, dumbed-down survey intended to flatter its subject or its audience. Hughes writes with an aesthete's disdain for political posturing, a traditionalist'southward belief in the importance of technical skills (painters are frequently taken to task for their shoddy draftsmanship) and a pragmatist'south contempt for mystagogical bunk.", found "his account of the contemporary scene is disappointingly brief." and concluded "This slashingly witty, briskly paced, ferociously opinionated tour of the American visual landscape is a book that even the virtually un-likeminded readers will love to hate."[4]
A review past The New York Times calls it a "witty and impassioned history of American art from its beginnings to the present 24-hour interval", "beautiful and essential", notes that "Mr. Hughes fortunately remains the critic throughout his historical canvassing, making distinctions and judgments without taking sides." and concludes "With it, Mr. Hughes has fabricated American art prophylactic for the receptive alien deep inside us all."[5] American Visions has also been reviewed by the London Review of Books,[6] The Journal of American History,[vii] and The New York Review of Books.[8]
References [edit]
- ^ American visions : the ballsy history of art in America. worldcat.org. OCLC. OCLC 35701208. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ a b "American visions : the epic history of art in America". www.buffalolib.org. Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. Archived from the original on xv December 2017. Retrieved six November 2016.
- ^ "AMERICAN VISIONS: The Epic History of An in America". www.kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Media LLC. 1 March 1997. Retrieved half-dozen November 2016.
- ^ "American Visions: The Epic History of Art in America". www.publishersweekly.com. PWxyz LLC. 31 March 1997. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ Lee Siegel (27 April 1997). "A critic interprets American art every bit a perpetual get-go". The New York Times . Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "Big Daddy". London Review of Books. LRB Express. 19 (21): 10, xi. xxx October 1997. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "American Visions: The Ballsy History of Fine art in America. By Robert Hughes". The Journal of American History. 85 (1): 200, 201. 1998. doi:10.2307/2568452. JSTOR 2568452. Retrieved half-dozen November 2016. [ dead link ]
- ^ Louis Menand (26 June 1997). "Made in the U.s.". The New York Review of Books. NYREV, Inc. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
External links [edit]
- Library holdings of American Visions
- Booknotes interview with Hughes on American Visions: The Epic History of Fine art in America, July 20, 1997, C-Bridge
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Visions
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