David Smith - Medals for Dishonor (1936-40). Ein ikonografischer Vergleich
David Smith, who is known in the United States mostly for his abstract sculptures, starts in 1936 with his series Medals for Dishonor (1936-40). By using surrealistic motifs he is showing within this series the horrors of war. Compared with artworks of leading surrealists at that time you can see th...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
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KIT Scientific Publishing
2013
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| Summary: | David Smith, who is known in the United States mostly for his abstract sculptures, starts in 1936 with his series Medals for Dishonor (1936-40). By using surrealistic motifs he is showing within this series the horrors of war. Compared with artworks of leading surrealists at that time you can see that there is also a change of iconography: Motifs of violence increase. Could Smiths series of medals therefore be seen as an example for the change of iconography in Surrealism within the 1930s? |
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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (245 p. p.) |
| ISBN: | KSP/1000037232 9783731501374 |
| Access: | Open Access |