| Description |
xix, 239 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm |
| Contents |
Catastrophe and the biblical archetype in Jack Levine's art -- George Segal and the Book of Genesis -- Audrey Agonistes : anguish, stereotype, and Audrey Flack -- Biblical parody : Larry Rivers's history of matzah : the story of the Jews as counterhistory -- R. B. Kitaj : village explainer of Jewish art -- Epilogue : Jewish artists and the formation of the American art canon |
| Summary |
"Explores the works of five major American Jewish artists: Jack Levine, George Segal, Audrey Flack, Larry Rivers, and R. B. Kitaj. Focuses on the use of imagery influenced by the Bible"-- |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-219) and index |
| SUBJECT |
Bible -- In art
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Bible -- In art
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| Subject |
Jewish art -- United States -- 20th century
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Art, American -- 20th century
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| LC no. |
2013012089 |
| ISBN |
9780271059839 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0271059834 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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