The Battle for Realism: Figurative Art in Britain During the Cold War, 1945-1960

by James Hyman

Book Overview

In this book art historian James Hyman takes a fresh look at the crucial years after the Second World War, when attempts were made to revive European culture and debates about the future of art were fierce. The author proposes that realism in Europe during the early Cold War years occupied a radical vanguard position and stood in opposition to the competing claims made for American abstract expressionism. He examines two distinct visions of realism--social...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300090897
• ISBN13: 9780300090895
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Paul Mellon Centre
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 3.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.8" x 9.8"