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The battle for realism : figurative art in Britain during the Cold War, 1945-60 / James Hyman

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New Haven ; London : For the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University, [2001]Description: vii,272 p. : ill.,ports. ; 28cmISBN:
  • 9780300090895
  • 9780300090895
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A moderist road to realism -- A British road to social realism -- European roads to social realsim -- Renunciation and reinvention -- Social realism and the young -- The human condition -- Government and the arts in Britain -- Staying socialist: attracks on social realism -- New trends: attacks on modernist realism
Summary: This is an exploration of the crucial years after WW2 when attempts were made to revive European culture and debates about the future of art were fierce.
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Includes bibliographical references and index

A moderist road to realism -- A British road to social realism -- European roads to social realsim -- Renunciation and reinvention -- Social realism and the young -- The human condition -- Government and the arts in Britain -- Staying socialist: attracks on social realism -- New trends: attacks on modernist realism

This is an exploration of the crucial years after WW2 when attempts were made to revive European culture and debates about the future of art were fierce.

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