Kitsch, Propaganda, and the American Avant-Garde / Michael J. Pearce.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pearce, Michael J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Propaganda.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (435 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

England : Cambridge Scholars Publisher, [2023]

Summary:

This book details the dramatic history of the weaponization of avant-garde art as propaganda, from its violent origins selling the idealistic communism of revolutionary France to its use as an American weapon wielded against the Nazi and Soviet threat as World War II began. It shows how art became ammunition in the war of ideas as the protagonists of the Second World War attempted to control the minds of their people. The text highlights how the avant-garde was the battlefield for the epic struggle between collectivism and American individualism, and will appeal to the reader with an interest in vivid stories of art, history, and politics.

Contents:

Intro

Dedication

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Bohemian Rhapsody

The Birth of the Avant-Garde

Red Stars

Rejects

Individuals and Anarchists

Socialist Realism

The Fisher King

Plumber's Wages

Miscarriage

Man at the Crossroads

Red Right Hand

Primitive

Dark Arts

The Day of German Art

The Kitsch Antinomy

An American Avant-Garde

French Fry

Elephant

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Pearce, Michael J. Kitsch, Propaganda, and the American Avant-Garde

ISBN:

9781527594128

OCLC:

1375298177