Visual shock : a history of art controversies in American culture / Michael Kammen.

Author/creator Kammen, Michael G.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Knopf, 2006.
Descriptionxxvi, 450 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Subjects

Contents Monuments, memorials, and Americanism -- Nudity, decency, and morality -- Coming to terms with modernism -- Troubles with murals -- Art politicized: ideological issues -- The pivotal 1960s -- The dimensions and dilemmas of public sculpture -- The art museum transformed -- Issues of diversity and inclusion -- Comparisons and closure.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [385]-424) and index.
LCCN 2005044750
ISBN1400041295 (hc)
ISBN9781400041299 (hc)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks N72.S6 K225 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold