Robert Hughes - American Visions - Episode 2 Part 2-5 Reviews
 First edition | |
| Author | Robert Hughes |
|---|---|
| Country | England |
| Language | English language |
| Subject | Non-fiction, American Art History |
| Published | 1997 (The Harvill Printing) |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 635 |
| ISBN | 978-0676527841 |
| OCLC | 901568324 |
American Visions: The Epic History of Art in America is a 1997 volume by art critic Robert Hughes. It was also turned into a six-function documentary series featuring the author.
Contents [edit]
- O My America, My New Founde Land
- The Democracy of Virtue
- The Wilderness and the W
- American Renaissance
- The Gritty Cities
- Early on Modernism
- Streamlines and Breadlines
- The Empire of Signs
- The Age of Anxiety
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Reception [edit]
Booklist called American Visions a "sensational history of American art." and wrote "The contrast between the influence of nature and of the city on American art is the fulcrum of Hughes' entire narrative ..."[2] and Choice Reviews stated "The volume bears the stamp of the author's artful sensibilities (which value works of art for their technical competence equally well every bit visual and intellectual qualities), his disquisitional acuity, and his accomplished writing."[2]
Kirkus Reviews gave a starred review and described information technology as an "eminently readable handbook on American art.", writing "His readings of 3 centuries of both art works and trends are lively, detailed, and persuasive (though perchance a bit too harsh regarding recent art), and his ultimately pessimistic take is expressed with bully clarity. A meaty and illuminating excavation, full of vigor and punch..."[3] Publishers Weekly noted "this is no bland, dumbed-down survey intended to flatter its subject area or its audience. Hughes writes with an aesthete'due south disdain for political posturing, a traditionalist's conventionalities in the importance of technical skills (painters are frequently taken to task for their shoddy draftsmanship) and a pragmatist'south antipathy for mystagogical bunk.", found "his account of the gimmicky scene is disappointingly brief." and ended "This slashingly witty, briskly paced, ferociously opinionated tour of the American visual landscape is a book that even the most united nations-likeminded readers will beloved to hate."[4]
A review by The New York Times calls it a "witty and impassioned history of American art from its beginnings to the nowadays day", "beautiful and essential", notes that "Mr. Hughes fortunately remains the critic throughout his historical canvassing, making distinctions and judgments without taking sides." and concludes "With it, Mr. Hughes has made American fine art prophylactic for the receptive alien deep within us all."[5] American Visions has besides been reviewed by the London Review of Books,[6] The Periodical of American History,[7] and The New York Review of Books.[8]
References [edit]
- ^ American visions : the epic history of art in America. worldcat.org. OCLC. OCLC 35701208. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ a b "American visions : the epic history of art in America". www.buffalolib.org. Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved half dozen November 2016.
- ^ "AMERICAN VISIONS: The Ballsy History of An in America". www.kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Media LLC. 1 March 1997. Retrieved half-dozen November 2016.
- ^ "American Visions: The Epic History of Fine art in America". www.publishersweekly.com. PWxyz LLC. 31 March 1997. Retrieved half dozen Nov 2016.
- ^ Lee Siegel (27 Apr 1997). "A critic interprets American art as a perpetual offset". The New York Times . Retrieved vi November 2016.
- ^ "Big Daddy". London Review of Books. LRB Limited. nineteen (21): 10, 11. 30 October 1997. Retrieved half dozen November 2016.
- ^ "American Visions: The Ballsy History of Art in America. By Robert Hughes". The Journal of American History. 85 (1): 200, 201. 1998. doi:x.2307/2568452. JSTOR 2568452. Retrieved 6 November 2016. [ expressionless link ]
- ^ Louis Menand (26 June 1997). "Fabricated in the U.s.a.". The New York Review of Books. NYREV, Inc. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
External links [edit]
- Library holdings of American Visions
- Booknotes interview with Hughes on American Visions: The Epic History of Fine art in America, July xx, 1997, C-Span
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Visions
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