Joe Jones: Radical Painter of the American Scene

by Janeen Turk and Andrew Walker

This groundbreaking volume is a long-overdue consideration of the life and work of Joe Jones (1909-1963), an American scene painter and social realist from St. Louis. The book examines Jones's meteoric rise from humble housepainter to established artist of national importance and recognition. It considers his work in terms of its modernism, relationship to Communism and issues of race, as well as the artist's involvement with locale, ideas...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0891780947
• ISBN13: 9780891780946
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 3.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.9" x 11.3"