Art, Design, and Architecture in Central Europe, 1890-1920 - Pelican History of Art
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In this unprecedentedly wide-ranging account of art, design, and architecture in the complex Central Europe of the Austro-Hungarian Empire during its momentous last decades, Elizabeth Clegg achieves a forceful integration of political and cultural developments. Comparing the situation in eight cities-among them Vienna, Prague, Budapest, Cracow, and Zagreb-the author highlights contrasts, rivalries, parallels, and interconnections across this colorful and important region.
The book deals with all the chief ethnic/national categories of Austria-Hungary and embraces all the visual arts. Focusing on their public display, appraisal, and consumption, Clegg shows how the harmonious/antagonistic coexistence of institutions, publications, and events gave rise to the dynamic art life of a period that would end in a turning point for Central Europe. As vividly revealed, this was a time and place marked by a simultaneous fear and celebration of ethnic, linguistic, and cultural diversity that has enormous international resonance a century later.
Book information
ISBN: | 9780300111200 |
Publisher: | Yale University Press |
Imprint: | Yale University Press |
Pub date: | 26 May 2006 |
DEWEY: | 709.43609034 |
DEWEY edition: | 22 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 305 |
Weight: | 1612g |
Height: | 295mm |
Width: | 225mm |
Spine width: | 27mm |