| Description |
1 online resource (235 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The inception of socialist realism : style, subject, and context -- Soviet art history and the interpretation of Russian nineteenth century realist painting -- Realism's respite : the affect of modern art on images of peasants -- The return to realism : 1922 to 1934 -- Socialist realism in action -- Socialist realism as art for the masses and art by the masses -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
This book argues that Socialist Realist paintings, typically seen by western art historians as examples of retrograde art and by scholars of Soviet history simply as propaganda, were a part of an extensive program of skillful artistic practice coupled with masterful propaganda. This book contains fourteen color photographs |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Painting, Soviet.
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Socialist realism in art -- Soviet Union
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ART -- History -- General.
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Painting, Soviet
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Socialist realism in art
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Visual Arts.
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Art, Architecture & Applied Arts.
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Painting.
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Soviet Union
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780773419223 |
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0773419225 |
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