Ian Chilvers
1,700 entries
From Purism to Postmodernism, from Glasgow Boys, Red Grooms to Guerrilla Girls, and from David Hockney to Jasper Johns, this is an authoritative and accessible work that makes generous use of anecdote and provides clear explanations.
It gives broad coverage of painting, sculpture, and graphic art, encompasses all the major movements and styles of the twentieth century, and includes entries on art schools, galleries, exhibitions, prizes, terms, techniques, collectors, critics, dealers and patrons.
Providing broad coverage of painting, sculpture, drawing, and the applied arts, the Dictionary has clear, scholarly entries on the important movements and styles of the twentieth century, including Dada, Cubism, Surrealism, Art Deco, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, Body and Performance art, and Neo Expressionism. In addition, it provides entries on art schools and galleries, exhibitions and prizes, terms and techniques. Extensive biographies feature not only artists, but also collectors, critics, dealers, and patrons. And though the Dictionary concentrates on the great names, it is not confined to the mainstream of modern art, and features both artists working in a more popular tradition as well as interesting peripheral figures.
Ian Chilvers is an art historian and freelance editor and writer.
ISBN: 0192800922
Print edition publication date: 1999
