How New York stole the idea of modern art : abstract expressionism, freedom, and the cold war /
Serge Guilbaut ; translated by Arthur Goldhammer.
- x, 277 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-266) and index.
Introduction -- New York, 1935-1941: The De-Marxization of the Intelligentsia -- The Second World War and the Attempt to Establish an Independent American Art -- The Creation of an American Avant-Garde, 1945-1947 -- Success: How New York Stole the Notion of Modernism from the Parisians, 1948 -- Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
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New York school of art Abstract expressionism--United States Avant-garde (Aesthetics)--History--United States--20th century. Art and society--History--United States--20th century