American Artists in Postwar Rome: Art and Cultural Exchange

by Peter Benson Miller

"Drawing on unpublished archival sources, this book reconstitutes the experiences of a wide range of American artists, critics, and writers working in Rome in following World War Two. It presents a case-study based investigation into the reciprocal relationship between American modernist artists and Italian artists, revealing how these artists perceived Rome as an alternative to New York, attracting the likes of canonical figures like Lee Bontecou,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 135044636X
• ISBN13: 9781350446366
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"