Looking Askance: Skepticism and American Art from Eakins to Duchamp

by Michael Leja

Book Overview

If seeing ever really was a reason for believing, it surely was not in New York around 1900. The rift between appearances and truth was widening: deceptive images flourished in advertising and mass... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520249968
• ISBN13: 9780520249967
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 9.9"