Visual Shock: A History of Art Controversies in American CultureFrom the early years of the American Republic to the present, art and architecture have consistently aroused major disputes among artists, critics, scholars, politicians, and ordinary citizens. Now one of our most respected cultural historians chronicles these clamorous debates about the public appropriateness of paintings, sculpture, memorials, and monuments. |
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User Review - kant1066 - LibraryThing“Visual Shock” purports to be nothing less than a history of art controversies in American culture. Its scope is extensive, dating all the way back to the beginning of the nineteenth century and the ... Read full review
VISUAL SHOCK: A History of Art Controversies in American Culture
User Review - KirkusKammen (American History and Culture/Cornell Univ.) examines the history and significance of art controversies from the 1830s to the present.The Pulitzer Prize-winner, for People of Paradox (1972 ... Read full review
Contents
Monuments Memorials and Americanism | 3 |
Nudity Decency and Morality | 81 |
Coming to Terms with Modernism 38 | 88 |
Copyright | |
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Visual Shock: A History of Art Controversies in American Culture Michael Kammen Limited preview - 2009 |
Visual Shock: A History of Art Controversies in American Culture Michael G. Kammen Limited preview - 2007 |
Visual Shock: A History of Art Controversies in American Culture Michael G. Kammen No preview available - 2006 |