Art of the Defeat: France 1940-1944 (Getty Publications – (Yale)) - Hardcover

Dorleac, .

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0892368918 ISBN 13: 9780892368914

Publisher: Getty Publications, 2009

Synopsis

Looks at the art scene in France in the German occupation of WW II. Beginning with Adolf Hitler's staging of the armistice at Rethondes, this title offers a survey of Nazi and Vichy artistic policies, key events and organizations, and individual acts of collaboration and resistance. It examines the official junket by French artists to Germany.

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Review:

"Laurence Bertrand Dorleac's study about the visual arts in occupied France is based on an impressive array of material from the notoriously difficult to access French archives."--The Art Newspaper, April 2009 "A sophisticated work [that] will be of enduring importance."--Bookfourm Laurence Bertrand Dorleac's study about the visual arts in occupied France is based on an impressive array of material from the notoriously difficult to access French archives." "The Art Newspaper, "April 2009 " A sophisticated work [that] will be of enduring importance. "Bookfourm" """ "Laurence Bertrand Dorleac's study about the visual arts in occupied France is based on an impressive array of material from the notoriously difficult to access French archives."--"The Art Newspaper, "April 2009 "A sophisticated work [that] will be of enduring importance."--"Bookfourm """

Synopsis:

This is an unflinching and honest portrayal of how numerous artists and their works were used during the German occupation of France. "Art of the Defeat" provides an unflinching an honest look at the art scene in France during the German occupation of World War II. Beginning with Adolf Hitler's staging of the armistice at Rethondes, it offers a survey of Nazi and Vichy artistic policies, key events and organizations, and individual acts of collaboration and resistance. It examines the demonization of foreigners, the looting of state museums and Jewish collections, the glorification of Philippe Petain and French national identity, and the official junket by French artists to Germany. Drawing on research and discussions of the works of artists such as Gerard Ambroselli, Arno Breker, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, and dozens of others, this volume is a pioneering look at how art can be used to hold despair and defeat at bay.

About this edition

• Publisher: Getty Publications
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0892368918
• ISBN 13: 9780892368914
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 416