Popular art : a continuing story / François Tremblay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tremblay, François, 1951- author.

Standardized Title:

Art populaire. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Folk art--History.

Folk art.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

260 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 33 cm

Place of Publication:

[Québec, Québec] : Presses de l'Université Laval, [2018]

Language Note:

Translated from the French.

Summary:

"What do the Croatian countryside, the pioneer towns of the American West, an impoverished Caribbean community, and Quebec's most-storied summer community have in common? What ties them to New York, Paris, and Munich? What is popular art? When and where does it arise? Who are the players? It's time to take a look at popular art. Explore its origins. Understand the wave that washed over Europe and North America from the late nineteenth century to the Second World War and beyond."--Back cover.

Contents:

An examination

Authenticity and identity: popular art at the heart of society

Modernity and development: groups of popular art pioneers emerge

Discourse and support.

Notes:

Translation of Art populaire : une histoire des débuts.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-255) and index.

Related Work:

Translation of: Tremblay, François, 1951- Art populaire.

ISBN:

9782763741345

2763741347

OCLC:

1082523875