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Visual Shock

A History of Art Controversies in American Culture

A History of Art Controversies in American Culture

By Michael Kammen

By Michael Kammen

By Michael Kammen

By Michael Kammen

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Category: Art | U.S. History

Category: Art | U.S. History

Paperback $18.00

Nov 06, 2007 | ISBN 9781400034642

Ebook $7.99

Apr 22, 2009 | ISBN 9780307548771

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    About Visual Shock

    In this lively narrative, award-winning author Michael Kammen presents a fascinating analysis of cutting-edge art and artists and their unique ability to both delight and provoke us. He illuminates America’s obsession with public memorials and the changing role of art and museums in our society. From Thomas Eakins’s 1875 masterpiece The Gross Clinic, (considered “too big, bold, and gory” when first exhibited) to the bitter disputes about Maya Lin’s Vietnam War Memorial, this is an eye-opening account of American art and the battles and controversies that it has ignited.

    About Visual Shock

    In this lively narrative, award-winning author Michael Kammen presents a fascinating analysis of cutting-edge art and artists and their unique ability to both delight and provoke us. He illuminates America’s obsession with public memorials and the changing role of art and museums in our society. From Thomas Eakins’s 1875 masterpiece The Gross Clinic, (considered “too big, bold, and gory” when first exhibited) to the bitter disputes about Maya Lin’s Vietnam War Memorial, this is an eye-opening account of American art and the battles and controversies that it has ignited.

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    About Michael Kammen

    MICHAEL KAMMEN, the Newton C. Farr Professor of American History and Culture at Cornell University, was a president of the Organization of American Historians. He was the author or editor of numerous works, including People of Paradox: An Inquiry Concerning the… More about Michael Kammen

    About Michael Kammen

    MICHAEL KAMMEN, the Newton C. Farr Professor of American History and Culture at Cornell University, was a president of the Organization of American Historians. He was the author or editor of numerous works, including People of Paradox: An Inquiry Concerning the… More about Michael Kammen

    Product Details

    Category: Art | U.S. History

    Paperback | $18.00
    Published by Vintage
    Nov 06, 2007 | 480 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9781400034642

    Category: Art | U.S. History

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Vintage
    Apr 22, 2009 | 480 Pages | ISBN 9780307548771
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    "Deep, richly detailed, and enlightening."—The Boston Globe“Compelling. . . . A nuanced study . . . offers an important context for looking at ongoing issues of censorship and debates about the point of art.”—The Miami Herald "Kammen . . . handles these variegated brouhahas with welcome deftness; he squeezes in all the facts while maintaining a nice narrative flow."—The Nation"A detailed and comprehensive survey of the history of artistic battles in the United States."—The Houston Chronicle

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