Art and the National Dream: The Search for Vernacular Expression in Turn of Th

Bowe, Nicola Gordon

ISBN 10: 0716524910 / ISBN 13: 9780716524915

Published by Irish Academic Press, 1993

213pp. b&w illustrations. Lacks a title page . The bottom corners are lightly bumped. Seller Inventory # 30829

Synopsis:

Richly illustrated essays which explore aspects of romanticism in art, architecture and design in North America, England, Russia, Norway, Finland, Japan, Poland, Hungary and Ireland. They outline the expression that evolved as each nation sought the roots of its own culture, in developing a powerful visual vocabulary.

From the Back Cover: This book consists of richly illustrated essays which explore aspects of romanticism in art, architecture and design. North America, England, Russia, Norway, Finland, Japan, Poland, Hungary and Ireland are represented by pioneering experts working in a rich field of ongoing research. The reforming influence of Utopian socialism on aspirations towards a recognizable cultural identity and political independence was expressed in a variety of intriguingly analogous national forms and images. As each nation sought the roots of its own culture at the turn of the century, a powerful, often eclectic, visual vocabulary developed which was inspired by folk, native and traditional art, language, literature, music and architecture as well as by heroic periods in the history or mythology of the nation.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Art and the National Dream: The Search for ...
Publisher: Irish Academic Press
Publication Date: 1993
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition