UID:
edocfu_9958352420102883
Format:
1 online resource (264 pages) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2009. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Edition:
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ISBN:
9780812207941
Series Statement:
The Arts and Intellectual Life in Modern America
Content:
Exploring the transformation of California into a center for contemporary art through the twentieth century, this book dramatically illustrates the paths California artists took toward a more diverse and inclusive culture.
Note:
Frontmatter --
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Content --
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Illustrations --
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Introduction. Dilemmas of Professional Culture --
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Chapter One. The Case for Modern Art as a Distinct Form of Knowledge --
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Chapter Two. Modern Art in a Provincial Nation --
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Chapter Three. Modern Art and California’s Progressive Legacies --
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Chapter Four. From an Era of Grand Ambitions --
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Chapter Five. Becoming Postmodern --
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Chapter Six. California Assemblage Art as Counterhistory --
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Chapter Seven. Learning from the Watts Towers --
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Chapter Eight. Contemporary Art Along the U.S.-Mexican Border --
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Conclusion. Improvising from the Margins --
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Notes --
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Index --
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Acknowledgments.
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.9783/9780812207941
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812207941
