Edward J. Sullivan
Making the Americas Modern: Hemispheric Art, 1910-1960.
London: Laurence King Publishing, 2018. Global Perspectives. First edition. 9781786271556 336 pages.
Volume, measuring approximately 7" x 10", is bound in gray cloth, with black lettering to spine and front cover. Book and dust jacket are new. Jacket is preserved in mylar cover.
"This book presents an audacious account of the ways in which the arts in the Americas were modernized during the first half of the 20th century. Rather than viewing modernization as a steady progression from one "ism" to another, Edward Sullivan adopts a comparative approach, drawing his examples from North America, the Caribbean, Central, and South America.
By considering the Americas in this hemispheric sense he is able to tease out many stories of art and focus on the ways in which artists from different regions not only adapted and experimented with visual expression, but also absorbed trans-national as well as international influences. He shows how this rich diversity is most evident in the various forms of abstract art that emerged throughout the Americas and which in turn had an impact on art throughout the world."