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A dictionary of twentieth-century art
By Chilvers, Ian
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-19211-645-1
- Publisher
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1998.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 1998
This essential, one-volume reference for modern art could be considered the revised and updated version of Harold Osborne's Twentieth-Century Art (Oxford, 1981). Chilvers's (editor of The Oxford Dictionary of Art, LJ 9/15/97) clear and easy-to-read text is scholarly yet not lofty. The engaging text, unfortunately without illustration, deals essentially with painting, sculpture, and graphics but also includes conceptual, video and performance art. Major movements and styles such as Cubism, Dada, and F...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
