Beat Culture and the New America. 1950-1965
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- ISBN 10
- 2080136135
- ISBN 13
- 9782080136138
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About This Item
Flammarion, Paris, 1995. hardcover with dust jacket. fine. Containing ten essays and over 250 illustrations, this impressive catalog of the controversial show at the Whitney Museum (Nov. 9, 1995-Feb. 4, 1996), put together by the curator, documents the pervasive influence of the Beat Generation on American art and culture. The exhibit includes manuscripts, photographs, and artwork by Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and Gregory Corso, as well as work by several West Coast artists, including Bruce Conner, Jay DeFeo, and Robert Lavigne. Essay topics, stressing shared artistic and cultural concerns, range from African American influences on the Beat Generation to the aesthetics of Beat filmmaking. A detailed chronology rounds out the book.
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- artecontemporanea (IT)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- OP-2451
- Title
- Beat Culture and the New America. 1950-1965
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover with dust jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 2080136135
- ISBN 13
- 9782080136138
- Publisher
- Flammarion, Paris
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- Phillips Lisa, Berger Maurice, Carney Ray, Damon Maria, Ginsberg Allen, Hanhardt John G., OBrien Glenn, Saloy Mona LIsa, Sanders Edward, Solnit Rebecca, Watson Steven
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