Lubin, David M.

Grand Illusions : American Art and the First World War. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (380 pages)

Cover -- GRAND ILLUSIONS: American Art and the First World War -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- 1: WAR, MODERNISM, AND THE ACADEMIC SPIRIT -- 2: WOMEN IN PERIL -- 3: MIRRORING MASCULINITY -- 4: OPPOSING VISIONS -- 5: OPENING THE FLOODGATES -- 6: TO SEE OR NOT TO SEE -- 7: BEING THERE -- 8: BEHIND THE MASK -- 9: MONSTERS IN OUR MIDST -- 10: EPILOGUE -- NOTES -- Preface -- Chapter 1 "War, Modernism, and the Academic Spirit" -- Chapter 2 "Women in Peril" -- Chapter 3 "Mirroring Masculinity" -- Chapter 4 "Opposing Visions" -- Chapter 5 "Opening the Floodgates" -- Chapter 6 "To See or Not to See" -- Chapter 7 "Being There" -- Chapter 8 "Behind the Mask" -- Chapter 9 "Monsters in Our Midst" -- Chapter 10 "Epilogue" -- LIST OF FIGURES -- Preface -- Chapter 1 "War, Modernism, and the Academic Spirit" -- Chapter 2 "Women in Peril" -- Chapter 3 "Mirroring Masculinity" -- Chapter 4 "Opposing Visions" -- Chapter 5 "Opening the Floodgates" -- Chapter 6 "To See or Not to See" -- Chapter 7 "Being There" -- Chapter 8 "Behind the Mask" -- Chapter 9 "Monsters in Our Midst" -- Chapter 10 Epilogue -- INDEX.

Taking readers on a tour of the major historical events during and immediately after World War I, Grand Illusions considers the famous and forgotten artists and artworks that sought to make sense of America's first total war.

9780190218621


World War, 1914-1918--Art and the war.


Electronic books.

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