The Coit Tower Murals : New Deal Art and Political Controversy in San Francisco.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cherny, Robert W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public Works of Art Project (U.S.).

Art and society--California--San Francisco--History--20th century.

Art and society.

Art--Political aspects--California--San Francisco--History--20th century.

Art.

Coit Memorial Tower (San Francisco, Calif.).

Mural painting and decoration, American--California--San Francisco--20th century.

Mural painting and decoration, American.

California--In art.

California.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Champaign : University of Illinois Press, 2024.

Summary:

"Created in 1934, the Coit Tower murals were sponsored by the Public Works of Art Project (PWAP), the first of the New Deal art programs. Twenty-five master artists and their assistants worked there, most of them in buon fresco, Nearly all of them drew upon the palette and style of Diego Rivera. The project boosted the careers of Victor Arnautoff, Lucien Labaudt, Bernard Zakheim, and others, but Communist symbols in a few murals sparked the first of many national controversies over New Deal art. Sixty full-color photographs illustrate Robert Cherny's history of the murals from their conception and completion through their evolution into a beloved San Francisco landmark. Cherny traces and critiques the treatment of the murals by art critics and historians. He also probes the legacies of Coit Tower and the PWAP before surveying San Francisco's recent controversies over New Deal murals. An engaging account of an artistic landmark, The Coit Tower Murals tells the full story behind a public art masterpiece"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780252047565

0252047567

OCLC:

1435750508