The American Scene by Stephen Coppel
This catalogue presents an overview of American printmaking in the first half of the twentieth century, beginning in 1905 with John Sloan’s etchings of everyday urban experience, dubbed the Ashcan School, and concluding with Jackson Pollock and abstract expressionist prints. About 140 powerful prints by approximately 75 artists will be featured. A substantial introduction sets the prints in context, showing how this dynamic tradition arose and how it relates to other media such as magazine illustration, photography, cinema and poster design. Biographies of all the artists are included.
Stephen Coppel is Assistant Keeper in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, responsible for the modern collection. He is author of Linocuts of the Machine Age: Claude Flight and the Grosvenor School, and co-author (with Irena Zdanowicz) of Fred Williams: An Australian Vision and (with Duncan Thomson) of Avigdor Arikha From Life: Drawings and Prints 1965-2005.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780714126579 |
| ISBN 10 | 0714126578 |
| Title | The American Scene |
| Author | Stephen Coppel |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | British Museum Press |
| Year published | 2008-03-10 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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