Famous Works of Art in Popular Culture

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Famous Works of Art in Popular Culture A Reference Guide

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Joy Sperling

ISBN: 0-313-31808-5

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31808-5

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296 pages

Greenwood Press

Publication: 10/30/2003

List Price: $65.00 (UK Sterling Price: £44.95)

Availability: In Stock

Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

Subjects:

Popular Culture » Popular Culture (General)
The Arts » Art

Description: Certain works of art—Mona Lisa, the Statue of Liberty, Rodin's The Thinker, Grant Wood's American Gothic—are famous to everyone: those who love art and those who are generally indifferent to it. This volume considers 29 works of art and examines the ways in which they have transcended the art world and become facets of the popular imagination.

These art biographies are collected in five sections:

Ancient Monuments
Monuments to the Modern World
Renaissance Art
19th-Century Art
20th-Century Art

Bibliographic entries and a subject index are included, making this the ideal resource for researchers seeking to find valuable analyses that enlighten both these famous works and the cultural traditions from which they have emerged as classics.

About the Author: JOY SPERLING is Associate Professor of Art at Denison University.

LCC Class: 306


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