Insane acquaintances : visual modernism and public taste in Britain, 1910-1951 / Daniel Moore.
Edition:
First edition.
Published / Created:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Physical Description:
191 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and color) ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Reference Library
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-185) and index.
Contents:
1: Revolutionising 'Bird's Custard Isle' -- 2: PostimpressionismTM -- 3 :'A revolution of incalculable effect': modernism and the teaching of art in schools -- 4: 'But is it possible to live in such a motley setting?': the modernist interior in Britain -- 5: 'A Transformed World': Herbert Read, British surrealism and the institutionalisation of modernism -- 6: Conclusion: 'Half-Baked if you like': modernist afterlives in Britain, 1945-1951 -- Bibliography -- Index.
Subject Terms:
Modernism (Art) -- Great Britain -- 20th century. | Modernism (Art) | Great Britain.