New Formations: Czech Avant-Garde Art and Modern Glass from the Roy and Mary Cullen Collection

by Alison De Lima Greene, Karel Srp, Lenka Bydzovska

In 1928 Czech artistis Jindrich Styrsk and Toyen published the Artificielismus (Artificialism) manifesto, calling for "new formations" in contemporary art. The term aptly reflects the spirit of adventure that Houston philanthropists Roy and Mary Cullen brought to forming a comprehensive collection devoted to the radical developments of Czech art in the first decades of the twentieth century. New Formations: Czech Avant-Garde Art and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300169965
• ISBN13: 9780300169966
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Museum of Fine Arts (Houston)
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 4.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 9.9" x 12.2"