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Behind closed doors : the art of Hans Bellmer / Therese Lichtenstein.
Fine Arts Library N6888.B44 L53 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lichtenstein, Therese.
- Series:
- California studies in the history of art. Discovery series ; 9.
- The discovery series ; 9
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bellmer, Hans, 1902-1975--Criticism and interpretation.
- Bellmer, Hans.
- Bellmer, Hans, 1902-1975.
- National socialism and art.
- Gender identity in art.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 254 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley : University of California Press ; New York : International Center of Photography, [2001]
- Summary:
- The German-born Surrealist Hans Bellmer (1902-1975) devoted his oeuvre to creating sexualized images of the female body--distorted, dismembered, or menaced in sinister scenarios. The subject of this book is his hand-colored photographs of the bizarre dolls he crafted.
- Notes:
- "This book complements the exhibition ..... for the International Center of Photography, New York, March 29-June 10, 2001"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-243) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0520209842
- OCLC:
- 45136724
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