Painting in a world transformed : how modern art reflects our conflicting responses to science and change / by William H. Libaw ; foreword by Michael Shermer.
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TextPublication details: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2005Description: xii, 268 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 0786422114 (softcover : alk. paper)Subject(s): Painting, Modern -- 19th century | Painting, Modern -- 20th century | Art and scienceLOC classification: ND1158 .S36L53 2005Online resources: 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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Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-262) and index.
"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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