American Salons: Encounters with European Modernism, 1885-1917

American Salons: Encounters with European Modernism, 1885-1917

by Robert Morse Crunden (Author)

Synopsis

This book is a study of the beginnings of the modernist tradition in American culture, with special emphasis on the interchange of Americans with modernism in Europe. The first section discusses American precursors of modernism including Whistler, William and Henry James, and James Gibbons Huneker. There is a section on the influence of specific US cities on modernism. The final section concentrates on the interaction of Americans in European culture, first in London (with emphasis on Ezra Pound), Paris (the photographer Edward Steichen and the Stein family), and finally New York (the salon scene and the 1913 Armory Show of modern art).

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 520
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 01 Jan 1993

ISBN 10: 0195065697
ISBN 13: 9780195065695

Media Reviews
`ambitious overview of American modernism ... Crunden's survey sweeps far and wide in its compass, but like those early film makers, the author knows a good close-up when he sees one.' Anthony Quinn, Sunday Times
'Crunden has done us a service by making us wonder whether such terms as modernism really mean anything at all.' The Times
'This is a rich assemblage of creative personalities, vividly drawn, product of exhaustive archival research.' Contemporary Review, 1993
'The assimilation of material from Europe and America, from literature, art, philosophy and photography is often breathtaking, demonstrating a breadth of research seldom witnessed. For anyone seeking a history of the relationship between European and American Modernism, this book will be indispensable.' Christopher Gair, University of Nottingham, American Studies, Volume 28, Part 2 - 1994
Author Bio

Robert M. Crunden is Professor of History and American Civilization at the University of Texas at Austin.