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OverviewPresents a major new interpretation of the Ashcan School of Art, arguing that these artists made the working class city at the turn of the century a subject for beautiful art. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Robert A. SlaytonPublisher: State University of New York Press Imprint: Excelsior Editions Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.227kg ISBN: 9781438466415ISBN 10: 1438466412 Pages: 210 Publication Date: 01 September 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments 1. And Like That . . . They’re Gone 2. Top and Bottom 3. Vision from an Ashcan 4. The Ashcan Artists 5. The Art Scene 6. Moving On 7. The City as Art 8. People of the City 9. Life in the Ashcan City 10. The Ashcan School and Its Critics Notes Bibliography IndexReviews"""A delight for the eyes, a treat for city lovers, and a fine example of how historians can use art, Beauty in the City will enrich such fields as urban history, art history, the history of New York City, and America in the twentieth century. Robert Slayton has identified a group of artists who saw in the gritty details of city life real beauty and social meaning."" - Hasia R. Diner, author of Roads Taken: The Great Jewish Migrations to the New World and the Peddlers Who Forged the Way ""A century ago, the Ashcan painters created an art that was of, by, and for urban Americans-in all their exhilarating pluralism. Robert Slayton analyzes and celebrates their accomplishment in a work that combines brilliant scholarship and a profound passion for his subject. To his great credit, he reveals 'the beauty already there.'"" - Michael Kazin, author of War Against War: The American Fight for Peace, 1914-1918 ""With great narrative skill and finely drawn characters, Robert Slayton paints a vivid picture of New York and the art world in the early twentieth century. He reminds us that these artists and the city they inhabited continue to influence our perspective-about class, about gender, about race-a century later. This book is a wonderful, vibrant look at a forgotten part of our history."" - Terry Golway, author of Machine Made: Tammany Hall and the Creation of Modern American Politics" A delight for the eyes, a treat for city lovers, and a fine example of how historians can use art, Beauty in the City will enrich such fields as urban history, art history, the history of New York City, and America in the twentieth century. Robert Slayton has identified a group of artists who saw in the gritty details of city life real beauty and social meaning. - Hasia R. Diner, author of Roads Taken: The Great Jewish Migrations to the New World and the Peddlers Who Forged the Way A century ago, the Ashcan painters created an art that was of, by, and for urban Americans-in all their exhilarating pluralism. Robert Slayton analyzes and celebrates their accomplishment in a work that combines brilliant scholarship and a profound passion for his subject. To his great credit, he reveals 'the beauty already there.' - Michael Kazin, author of War Against War: The American Fight for Peace, 1914-1918 With great narrative skill and finely drawn characters, Robert Slayton paints a vivid picture of New York and the art world in the early twentieth century. He reminds us that these artists and the city they inhabited continue to influence our perspective-about class, about gender, about race-a century later. This book is a wonderful, vibrant look at a forgotten part of our history. - Terry Golway, author of Machine Made: Tammany Hall and the Creation of Modern American Politics Author InformationRobert A. Slayton is Henry Salvatori Professor of American Values and Traditions at Chapman University. He is the author of several books, including Empire Statesman: The Rise and Redemption of Al Smith. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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