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The virgin & the dynamo : public murals in American architecture, 1893-1917 / Bailey Van Hook.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Van Hook, Bailey, 1953-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mural painting and decoration, American--19th century--Themes, motives.
- Mural painting and decoration, American.
- Mural painting and decoration, American--20th century--Themes, motives.
- Symbolism in art--United States.
- Symbolism in art.
- Themes, motives.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 240 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
- Other Title:
- Virgin and the dynamo
- Place of Publication:
- Athens : Ohio University Press, [2003]
- Summary:
- The first book in almost a century to concentrate exclusively on the beaux-arts mural movement in the United States.
- Contents:
- Part I A Short History of the Movement
- Chapter 1. 1876-1893: Beginnings 3
- Chapter 2. 1893-1903: Early Progress 23
- Chapter 3. 1903-1917: Golden Age 43
- Part II Aspects of the Movement
- Chapter 4. Decoration: Painting Subordinated to Architecture 67
- Chapter 5. Democracy, Education, and Commerce: That He Who Runs May Read 99
- Chapter 6. From Allegory to History 118
- Chapter 7. Modernity and Gender: The Virgin and the Dynamo 150
- Chapter 8. Ideology: Inventing Modern America 168
- Chapter 9. Eclipse 183.
- Notes:
- "Published in association with the Center for American Places, Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Harrisonburg, Virginia"--P. [ii].
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-225) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0821415018
- OCLC:
- 51566461
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