Art, War and Revolution in France, 1870-1871 by John Milner

Art, War and Revolution in France, 1870-1871 by John Milner

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A survey of the responses made by artists to the cataclysmic events of war and revolution in France during 1870 and 1871. It investigates not only what the war and the Commune meant to the artists but how artists defined the character and nature of events and presented them to the public.

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Art, War and Revolution in France, 1870-1871 by John Milner

A survey of the responses made by artists to the cataclysmic events of war and revolution in France during 1870 and 1871. It investigates not only what the war and the Commune meant to the artists but how artists defined the character and nature of events and presented them to the public.
John Milner is Visiting Professor at The Courtauld Institute of Art in London. Tutor, painter, writer, and exhibition organizer, John Milner specialises in nineteenth and twentieth century art in France and in Russia. He is currently preparing a re-presentation of the extensive collection of works by El Lissitzky at the Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven, Netherlands. He has lectured at the National Gallery, Tate, and Royal Academy of Arts in London, at the Henry Moore Institute, and at many other universities and museums.
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ISBN 13 9780300084078
ISBN 10 0300084072
Title Art, War and Revolution in France, 1870-1871
Author John Milner
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Yale University Press
Year published 2000-11-10
Number of pages 246
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