{"product_id":"american-modern-by-esther-adler-9780870708527","title":"American Modern","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerican Modern\u003c\/em\u003e presents a fresh look at The Museum of Modern Art's holdings of American art made between 1915 and 1950, and considers the cultural preoccupations of a rapidly changing American society in the first half of the 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOrganised thematically and featuring paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, sculpture, and film, the publication brings together some of the Museum's most celebrated masterworks, contextualising them across mediums and amidst lesser-seen but revelatory works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe selection of works by artists such as Edward Hopper, Georgia O'Keeffe, Charles Sheeler, Charles Burchfield, and Stuart Davis includes urban and rural landscapes, scenes of industry, still-life compositions, and portraiture. Although varying in style and specifics, they share certain underlying visual and emotional tendencies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCityscapes and factories are eerily emptied of the crush of residents that flocked to them, becoming both a celebration of clean modern form and technological advances, as in Sheeler's paintings and photographs, and a reflection of anxiety about increasingly urban lifestyles and their consequences for the American individual, as in Hopper's iconic \u003cem\u003eNight Windows\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEqually silent rural scenes are no less haunting but perhaps reflect a nostalgia for seemingly simpler times, and a celebration of early American traditions and values.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRather than an encyclopedic view of American art of the period, this volume provides a focused look at the strengths and surprises of MoMA's collection in an area that has played a rich and major role in the institution's history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47595668373740,"sku":"9780870708527","price":72.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780870708527-american-modern.jpg?v=1777900169","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/american-modern-by-esther-adler-9780870708527","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}