American masters : the voice and the myth / by Brian O'Doherty.
TITLE:
American masters : the voice and the myth / by Brian O'Doherty.
Publication Date:
1973
Publication Information:
New York : Random House,
Physical Description:
288 p. : ill.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliography (p. 285-286) and index.
Summary:
This book is about "eight American artists, each of whom stands for certain aspects of American art and tradition. The book's underlining - and hitherto unexamined - theme between an artist's work - his "voice" and its reception by the public, which tends to comprehend the artist and his work as a "myth," and so provides itself with a special armature whereby the artist's image and body of work become stabilized and accessible.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780394464237
General Note:
"A Ridge Press book."
