A dictionary of twentieth-century art / Ian Chilvers.

Main entry:

Chilvers, Ian.

Title & Author:

A dictionary of twentieth-century art / Ian Chilvers.

Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.

Description:

xiv, 670 pages ; 24 cm

Notes:
Machine derived contents note: Entries include: Action Painting, Carl Andre, Angry Penguins, Francis Bacon, Constantin Brancusi, Concrete art, Cubism, Degas, Duchamp, Jacob Epstein, Lucian Freud, Augusto Giacometti, Red Grooms, Guerrilla Girls, Barbara Hepworth, David Hockney, Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Man Ray, Minimal art, Museum of -- Modern Art, NY, Neo-Expressionism, Pompidou Centre, Renoir, Bridget Riley, Norman Rockwell, Rodin, Brian Sewell, Surrealism, Turner Prize, Andy Warhol.

Summary:

"Providing broad coverage of painting, sculpture, and graphic art, the dictionary has entries on more than a thousand artists and on all the major movements and styles of the twentieth century, including Cubism, Dada, Surrealism, Art Deco, Abstract Expressionism, Pop art, Body and Performance art, and Neo-Expressionism." "In addition there are entries on art schools and galleries, exhibitions and prizes, terms and techniques. Although the dictionary concentrates on the great names, it is not confined to the mainstream of modern art, featuring many artists working in a more popular tradition, such as Vladimir Tretchikoff, the 'King of Kitsch', and interesting peripheral figures such as the forger Elmyr de Hory and the model Kiki of Montparnasse. The biographies also cover collectors, critics, dealers, and patrons."--Jacket.

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ISBN:

0192116452 (alk. paper)
9780192116451 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Art, Modern 20th century Dictionaries.
Artists Biography Dictionaries.
Art 20e siècle Dictionnaires anglais.
Artistes Biographies Dictionnaires anglais.
Artists Biography
Art, Modern
Artists
Beeldende kunsten.
Art 20e siècle Dictionnaires.
Artistes Biographies Dictionnaires.
Art and Design.

Form/genre:

dictionaries.
collective biographies.
Biographies
Dictionaries
Dictionnaires.

Added entries:

Dictionary of 20th century art

Holdings:

Location: Library study room 196935
Call No.: ID N6490.C4 REF; ID:98-B1918
Status: Available

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