by WendySteiner (Author)
Explores the twentith century's troubled relationship with beauty, where previous eras have celebrated beauty as the central aim of art, the twentieth century modernist avant-garde were deeply suspicious of beauty and its perennial symbols, woman and ornament.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: William Heinemann Ltd
Published: 01 Jun 2001
ISBN 10: 0434007358
ISBN 13: 9780434007356