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Author:

Lubin, David M, author.

Title:

Grand illusions : American art and the First World War / David M. Lubin.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

366 pages : illustrations (some color)

Subject:

World War, 1914-1918--Art and the war.
Arts, American--20th century--Themes, motives.
Arts and society--United States--History--20th century.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- Part One -- 1. War, Modernism, and the American Spirit -- 2. Dangerous Waters -- 3. Mirroring Masculinity -- 4. Morning in America -- 5. Duchamp's Fountain -- Part Two -- 6. To See or Not to See -- 7. Artists in Uniform -- 8. Fixing Faces -- 9. Monsters at Home -- 10. Epilogue: Men, Machines, and Apes -- Works Cited -- Index.

Summary:

"Taking readers on a tour of the major historical events during and immediately after World War I, Grand Illusions considers the famous and forgotten artists and artworks that sought to make sense of America's first total war"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0190218614
9780190218614

LCCN:

2015024857

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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