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A survey of high and low art, official and unofficial, in the Soviet Union and the West in the Cold War years, 1945-62, this book examines the paradox that the Soviet Union, a nation born of revolution, should have encouraged official art which was conservative and conformist, whereas western Europe, and the USA in particular, should preach traditional and conservative values, but have a high art which spoke of dissent. Christine Lindey's study examines these paradoxes and illustrates many artists, notably those from the Soviet Union, whose work has rarely been seen in the west. As Glasnost changes our perceptions of contemporary Soviet Union, this is a history of all aspects of art there in the post-war years, set in the political context, and comparing it with developments in art in the West.Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-139781871569193
eBay Product ID (ePID)89784413
Product Key Features
Book TitleArt in the Cold War
AuthorChristine Lindey
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1990
Number of Pages224 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height235mm
Item Width155mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorChristine Lindey
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom