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Author:

Langa, Helen.

Title:

Radical art : printmaking and the left in 1930s New York / Helen Langa.

Publisher:

University of California Press,

Copyright Date:

c2004

Description:

viii, 341 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Subject:

Prints, American--New York--New York--20th century.
Social problems in art
Artists--Political activity.

Notes:

"Ahmanson Murphy fine arts imprint." Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-321) and index.

Contents:

Introduction: social viewpoint prints, cultural democracy, and leftist politics -- "Art for the millions": printmaking in New York in the 1930s -- Modern styles, radical themes -- Imag(in)ing labor: fine prints and their historical contexts -- Protesting societal injustice: antiracism in 1930s prints -- Horror and outrage: printmakers against war and fascism -- Transient opportunities: cultural politics and social viewpoint prints.

ISBN:

9780520231559 (cloth : alk. paper)
0520231554 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)52687994

LCCN:

2003016066

Locations:

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OSAX771 -- Grand View University Library (Des Moines)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

PMAX975 -- Morningside University - Hickman-Johnson-Furrow Library (Sioux City)