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OverviewCharles Sheeler was the stark poet of the machine age. Photographer of the Ford Motor Company and founder of the painting movement Precisionism, he is remembered as a promoter of - and apologist for - the industrialised capitalist ethic. This major new rethink of one of the key figures of American modernism argues that Sheeler's true relationship to progress was in fact highly negative, his 'precisionism' both skewed and imprecise. Covering the entire oeuvre from photography to painting and drawing attention to the inconsistencies, curiosities and 'puzzles' embedded in Sheeler's work, Rawlinson reveals a profound critique of the processes of rationalisation and the conditions of modernity. The book argues finally for a re-evaluation of Sheeler's often dismissed late work which, it suggests, may only be understood through a radical shift in our understanding of the work of this prominent figure. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Mark RawlinsonPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: I.B. Tauris Dimensions: Width: 15.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.498kg ISBN: 9781850439028ISBN 10: 1850439028 Pages: 226 Publication Date: 20 December 2007 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback 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 Contents1 Musing on Primitiveness 2 A Photograph, a Drawing and a Painting: Sheeler’s New York Series 3 The Disappearing Subject: Self-Portrait 4 Is it Still Life? Sheeler, Adorno and Dwelling 5 Between Commission and Autonomy: Sheeler’s River Rouge 6 Late Work/Late StyleReviewsAuthor InformationLecturer in Art History at the University of Nottingham Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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