Painting in a world transformed : how modern art reflects our conflicting responses to science and change /
"This book shows how painting since the mid-1800s has reflected Western society's mixed feelings about the transformations in our world produced by science and technology. Neither a chronicle of the development of modern art nor a history of the modern era, it instead discusses how artists...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Jefferson, N.C. :
McFarland & Co.,
[2005]
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| Online Access: | Table of contents |
| Summary: | "This book shows how painting since the mid-1800s has reflected Western society's mixed feelings about the transformations in our world produced by science and technology. Neither a chronicle of the development of modern art nor a history of the modern era, it instead discusses how artists have represented feelings and ideas about the technological changes of modern times"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 268 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-262) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0786422114 (softcover : alk. paper) |