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Barnett Newman : Here.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Newman, Amy.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Newman, Barnett, 1905-1970.
- Newman, Barnett.
- Artists--United States--Biography.
- Artists.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (728 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- "The first major biography of Barnett Newman, one of the most important and influential artists of the twentieth century"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Introduction. "Barney
- Part One. Genetic Moment: 1905-32
- 1. A guy who cuts classes
- 2. Beginning
- 3. The most intense experiences
- 4. "The fox knows many things
- Part Two. The Voice: 1933-47
- 5. The Civil Service Man
- 6. Miss Greenhouse
- 7. The Search
- 8. The Answer
- 9. Marriage
- 10. Merit
- 11. Dignity
- 12. The Stance
- 13. Objector
- 14. Polemics
- 15. What About Isolationist Art?
- 16. What did you do during the war?
- 17. Betty Parsons
- 18. The Breton of American painting
- 19. The Plasmic Image
- 20. The Terror
- 21. Only the pure idea
- 22. The First Man Was an Artist
- Part Three. Outcry: 1948-58
- 23. Onement
- 24. Embattled
- 25. The Sublime
- 26. Subjects of the Artist
- 27. Man is present
- 28. "A show at the Betty Parsons Gallery
- 29. "The biggest scandal in N.Y. art world
- 30. Irascibles
- 31. Compelled
- 32. Ambiguous men
- 33. "Fifteen Americans
- 34. Aesthetics and ornithology
- 35. L'Errance (The Wandering)
- 36. Indignation
- 37. The blackest period
- Color Plates
- 38. "Newman interests us much more
- 39. Losses
- 40. Turning point
- 41. "Mensch. Times ten
- Part Four. Vir Heroicus Sublimis: 1958-70
- 42. "The New American Painting
- 43. The Lema Sabachthani and the glory
- 44. French &
- Company
- 45. "A man and his work
- 46. "Newman standard time
- 47. Authenticity
- 48. "Mr. Newman, why do you paint?
- 49. Prometheus Bound
- 50. Priority
- 51. West Coast
- 52. "The Reputation of Barnett Newman
- 53. Black and white
- 54. Statements
- 55. Europe
- 56. "Questionable historical facts
- 57. São Paulo
- 58. Stations of the Cross
- 59. Who's Afraid
- 60. "The urge to be exalted
- 61. Broken Obelisk
- 62. "For Impassioned Criticism
- 63. Knoedler
- 64. "New York Painting and Sculpture: 1940-1970
- 65. "At Home.
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index
- Photo Credits.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-691-27470-3
- OCLC:
- 1534194785
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