Partisan Canons
Softcover
2007 · Durham, North Carolina
by Brzyski, Anna (ed.)
Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press, 2007. Softcover. VG-. Beige and white wraps with red and black arrows and lettering; 370 pp. with occasional bw illustrations. Focusing on various moments from the 17th century to the present, the essays highlight the diverse factors that affect the production of art canons: market forces, aesthetic and political positions, nationalism and ingrained ideas concerning the cultural superiority of particular groups, perceptions of gender and race, artists' efforts to negotiate their status within particular professional environments, and the dynamics of art history as an academic discipline and discourse. (Inventory #: 112491)