Modernism in the Pacific Northwest: The Mythic and the Mystical

by Patricia A. Junker

Book Overview

Few regions of the country produced such a distinctive group of artists with such a particular view on the modern world as did the Pacific Northwest in the 1930s and 1940s. Capitalizing on their particular geographical position at what was a modern art outpost -- working free from the strong influences of New York and Europe, and sitting at the portal to the Far East -- a close-knit group of artists sought to address the global political, social,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0932216722
• ISBN13: 9780932216724
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.2" x 12.3"