John Steuart Curry�s Hoover and the Flood: Painting Modern History
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In 1940, John Steuart Curry painted a scene of Herbert Hoover directing relief efforts after the Mississippi River flood of 1927 as part of a series of paintings depicting modern American history commissioned by Life magazine. In this in-depth case study, Charles Eldredge examines the story of the artist and his painting as well as the American cultural and political era in which it was made. Eldredge asks several provocative questions. Why did Curry,...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0807830879
ISBN13:9780807830871
Release Date:October 2007
Publisher:University of North Carolina Press
Length:112 Pages
Weight:0.25 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 8.0" x 9.0"
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