Redrawing Boundaries: Perspectives on Western American Art by Peter M. Hassrick

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by Peter M. Hassrick Memorial to a passing era? Mistress to history? Illustration of popular legend? Where is the art in traditional narrative western art? Is it kitsch or kunst? S ix writers on art and popular culture survey the terrain of western art in the twenty-first century, tracing and refining its boundaries in the areas of aesthetics and national identity. Their sharp-eyed observations support a newly emerging history of western art that places it in a social, psychological, and political―as well as aesthetic―context. The result is a refreshing, vigorous, and substantial contribution in America art history. Show more