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The devil in the gallery : how scandal, shock, and rivalry shape the art world / Noah Charney ; foreword by Martin Kemp.

Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Circulating Collection N8351 .C49 2021
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Charney, Noah, author.
Contributor:
Kemp, Martin, writer of foreword.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Artists--Professional relationships.
Artists.
Art and society.
Art publicity.
Scandals in art.
Physical Description:
xvi, 183 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
Place of Publication:
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2021]
Summary:
"This beautiful full-color book tells the stories of rivalries that not only stimulated and benefited the course of art, from ancient times to the present, but also help shape our narrative of art, lending it a sense of drama that it might otherwise lack"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Sympathy for the devil
Scandal
Shock
Rivalry
When the best artists are "bad."
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Local Notes:
Athenaeum copy: Jones Fund bookplate.
Other Format:
Online version:
Charney, Noah. Devil in the gallery
Online version: Charney, Noah. Devil in the gallery
ISBN:
9781538138649
1538138646
OCLC:
1222056300

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