Art and War

by Laura Brandon

Book Overview

This is a truly encyclopedic survey of artists' responses - both 'official' and personal - to 'the horrors of war'. "Art and War" reveals the sheer diversity of artists' portrayals of this most devastating aspect of the human condition - from the 'heroic' paintings of Benjamin West and John Singer Sargent to brutal and iconic works by artists from Goya to Picasso, and the equally oppositional work of Leon Golub, Nancy Spero and others who reacted...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845112377
• ISBN13: 9781845112370
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 8.3"