Modern Art in 1940s Cuba : Havana's Artists, Critics, and Exhibitions.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anreus, Alejandro.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Cuban--20th century.

Art, Cuban.

Modernism (Art).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (332 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2025.

Summary:

Exploring the work of avant-garde artists in Cuba from 1940 to 1952, this book provides the first comprehensive history of modern Cuban art during the nation's only democratic period.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

List of Figures

List of Plates

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Havana in the 1940s: The Modern Vanguards

2. Midcentury Modern Art in Havana: The First Avant-Garde Generation of Artists

3. An Alternative New World Baroque: The Second Avant-Garde Generation of Artists

4. Art Criticism and Polemics in 1940s Modern Cuban Art: Guy Pérez Cisneros versus José Gómez Sicre

5. The Internationalization of Modern Cuban Art: Exhibitions

Epilogue: End of Democracy, Shifts in the Vanguards

Appendix: Artists' Statements, 1943

Chronology

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author.

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Other Format:

Print version: Anreus, Alejandro Modern Art in 1940s Cuba

ISBN:

9781683405443

OCLC:

1526864000