Surrealism in exile and the beginning of the New York school Martica Sawin
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TextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. London MIT Press 1997ISBN: - 0262193604
- 0262692015
- 759.0663 SAW
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Loan | LSAD Library Main Collection | 759.0663 SAW (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 39002000330036 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In this detailed account of what was happening within Surrealism during the crucial years 1938-1947, Martica Sawin documents the cultural transfer that took place when the greater part of the prewar Surrealist group was transplanted to the Western Hemisphere. Sawin's year-by-year narrative pieces together when and how the refugees arrived and their various points of contact with the future abstract expressionists. It documents conclusively the roots of the New York Scool - a hybrid of startling vigour that brought world attention to the new American art for the first time - the evolution of the artworks involved, and the last brilliant flowering of Surrealist art. Interwoven with the text are 250 photographs of people, places and artworks.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [442]-453) and index