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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherYale University Press
ISBN-100300068441
ISBN-139780300068443
eBay Product ID (ePID)1091980
Product Key Features
Number of Pages528 Pages
Publication NameSocialist Realist Painting
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPolitical Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism, General, Russian & Former Soviet Union, Subjects & Themes / General, History / General
Publication Year1998
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaArt, Political Science
AuthorMatthew C. Bown
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.7 in
Item Weight103.2 Oz
Item Length11.2 in
Item Width9.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN97-028079
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal759.7/09/04
SynopsisAfter the Bolshevik revolution in 1917, the new government took control of Russian art, nationalizing art collections and laying down the principles that were to govern the creation of new art. Soviet Realism was the result. This book traces the style from its artistic and intellectual origins in 19th-century Russia to its decline at the end of the Soviet period. 184 color and 346 bandw illustrations.