Edvard Munch – Psyche, Symbol & Expression: Psyche, Symbol and Expression - Softcover

Howe, Jeffery

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1892850028 ISBN 13: 9781892850027

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 2001

Synopsis

Published in conjunction with an exhibit at the McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College, "Edvard Munch: Psyche, Symbol and Expression" includes nine essays from scholars representing a variety of disciplines. From themes of love, sexuality, gender and anxiety to comparisons with Ibsen and Kierkegaard, the catalogue explores the meanings of Munch's imagery, his sources in Symbolist art, and his legacy for German Expressionism within the context of his contemporaries' developments in psychology, literature, and philosophy. The volume includes many illustrations from rarely seen private collections and some that have never been exhibited before.

About this title

About the Author

Jeffery Howe is a professor of art history at Boston College. He has curated exhibitions on Edvard Munch, Fernand Khnopff, modern Belgian art, Gustave Courbet, and John La Farge at the McMullen Museum.

From the Back Cover

"My art is rooted in a single reflection: why am I not as others
are?"--Edvard Munch

Published in conjunction with a major exhibit at the McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College, Edvard Munch: Psyche, Symbol and Expression includes nine essays from scholars representing a variety of disciplines. From themes of love, sexuality, gender and anxiety to comparisons with Ibsen and Kierkegaard, the catalog explores the meanings of Munch's imagery, his sources in Symbolist art, and his legacy for German Expressionism within the context of his contemporaries' developments in psychology, literature, and philosophy. The volume of over 200 pages includes more than 60 color plates and 130 black and white illustrations, many from rarely seen private collections and some never exhibited before.

From the Inside Flap

"My art is rooted in a single reflection: why am I not as others
are?"&;Edvard Munch

Published in conjunction with a major exhibit at the McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College, Edvard Munch: Psyche, Symbol and Expression includes nine essays from scholars representing a variety of disciplines. From themes of love, sexuality, gender and anxiety to comparisons with Ibsen and Kierkegaard, the catalog explores the meanings of Munch's imagery, his sources in Symbolist art, and his legacy for German Expressionism within the context of his contemporaries' developments in psychology, literature, and philosophy. The volume of over 200 pages includes more than 60 color plates and 130 black and white illustrations, many from rarely seen private collections and some never exhibited before.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1892850028
• ISBN 13: 9781892850027
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 240