{"product_id":"fantasies-of-precision-american-modern-art-1908-1947-paperback","title":"Fantasies of Precision: American Modern Art, 1908-1947 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAshley Lazevnick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRedefining the artistic movement that helped shape American modernism\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In the early decades of the twentieth century, a loose contingent of artists working in and around New York City gave rise to the aesthetic movement known as precisionism, primarily remembered for its exacting depictions of skyscrapers, factories, machine parts, and other symbols of a burgeoning modernity. Although often regarded as a singular group, these artists were remarkably varied in their subject matter and stylistic traits. \u003ci\u003eFantasies of Precision\u003c\/i\u003e excavates the surprising ties that connected them, exploring notions of precision across philosophy, technology, medicine, and many other fields. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Bookended by discussions of the landmark First Biennial Exhibition of Painting at the Whitney Museum in 1932, this study weaves together a series of interconnected chapters illuminating the careers of Charles Sheeler, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Charles Demuth. Built on a theoretical framework of the writing of modernist poets Marianne Moore and William Carlos Williams, \u003ci\u003eFantasies of Precision\u003c\/i\u003e outlines an \"ethos of precision\" that runs through the diverse practices of these artists, articulating how the broad range of enigmatic imagery they produced was underpinned by shared strategies of restraint, humility, and slowness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Questioning straightforward modes of art historical classification, Ashley Lazevnick redefines the concept that designated the precisionist movement. Through its cross-disciplinary approach and unique blend of historiography and fantasy, \u003ci\u003eFantasies of Precision \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a comprehensive reevaluation of one of the defining movements of artistic modernism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAshley Lazevnick is assistant professor of art history at Converse University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 10 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 11, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765358461216,"sku":"9781517913144","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/24d8d9b41f2e9fafb7b3ffdba43a2419.webp?v=1780267049","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/fantasies-of-precision-american-modern-art-1908-1947-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}