Eccentric modernisms : making differences in the history of American art / Tirza True Latimer.

"'What if we ascribe significance to aesthetic and social divergences rather than waving them aside as anomalous? What if we look closely at what does not appear central, or appears peripherally, or does not appear at all, viewing ellipses, outliers, absences, and outtakes as significant?' Eccentric...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Latimer, Tirza True (Author)
Language:English
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Modernism (Art) > United States > History > 20th century.
Homosexuality and art > United States > History > 20th century.
Gay artists > United States > History > 20th century.
Eccentrics and eccentricities in art.
Gay artists.
Homosexuality and art.
Modernism (Art)
United States.
1900-1999
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:x, 183 pages ; 26 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction : "eccentric propositions"
  • Dix portraits
  • Four saints in three acts
  • View, American issues
  • Conclusion : "How to look at modern art in America".