Sarah Rogers (Middlebury College)

Modern Art in Cold War Beirut

Drawing Alliances

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Produktbeschreibung

Modern Art in Cold War Beirut: Drawing Alliances examines the entangled histories of modern art and international politics during the decades of the 1950s and 60s.

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Produktdetails

• Routledge Research in Art History
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 150
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 252mm x 179mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 520g
• ISBN-13: 9780367175436
• ISBN-10: 0367175436
• Artikelnr.: 67680042

Autorenporträt

Sarah Rogers, PhD is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Architecture at Middlebury College.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Modern Art in Lebanon: The Problematics of Forging an
Authentic, National Art 1. Beirut as Cultural Capital: Cosmopolitanism in
the Shadow of the Cold War 2. An Artistic Coup: Maryette Charlton and the
Founding of the American University of Beirut's Department of Fine Arts 3.
The Artist as Cultural Diplomat: John Ferren in Beirut, 1963-64 4.
Abstraction's Universalist Assumptions: Local Debates on the Practice of
Art 5. Figuration, International Alliances, and Palestinian Art in Beirut:
The Painting of Tamam al-Akhal and Ismail Shammout Conclusion. Lessons from
the Cold War and the Possibilities of Global Modernism