Art and Visual Culture on the French Riviera, 1956-1971
Author | : Rosemary O'Neill |
Publisher | : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |
Total Pages | : 286 |
Release | : 2012 |
ISBN-10 | : 0754664716 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780754664710 |
Rating | : 4/5 (710 Downloads) |
Download or read book Art and Visual Culture on the French Riviera, 1956-1971 written by Rosemary O'Neill and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2012 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the primary sources and little known publications from museum archives, collections in the region, and privately owned archives, Art and Visual Culture on the Riviera, 1956-1971 offers the first in-depth study of the Ecole de Nice. The author shows how artists indigenous to the region challenged the dominance of Paris as the national standard at this moment of French decentralization efforts, and growing internationalism in the arts.