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Victor Arnautoff and the politics of art

Title
Victor Arnautoff and the politics of art / Robert W. Cherny.
Author
Cherny, Robert W.
Publication
Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2017.

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Description
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour), map (black and white).
Summary
Victor Arnautoff, an artist, was born in 1896 in the Russian empire. After serving as a cavalry officer in WWI and then in the White Siberian army during the Russian Civil War, he became part of the Russian diaspora, working for a Chinese warlord, studying art in San Francisco, and working with Diego Rivera in Mexico. This text examines his life and work.
Series Statement
The working class in American history
Uniform Title
Working class in American history.
Subject
  • Arnautoff, Victor Michail, 1896-1979
  • Arnautoff, Victor Michail, 1896-1979 > Criticism and interpretation
  • Artists > United States > Biography
  • Russian American artists > United States > Biography
  • Art > Political aspects > History > United States > 20th century
  • Art and society > United States > History > 20th century
Note
  • Previously issued in print: 2017.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience (note)
  • Specialized.
Source of Description (note)
  • Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 8, 2017).
ISBN
9780252099243
OCLC
EDZ0001724056
Author
Cherny, Robert W., author.
Title
Victor Arnautoff and the politics of art / Robert W. Cherny.
Publisher
Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2017.
Type of Content
text
still image
cartographic image
Type of Medium
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Series
The working class in American history
Working class in American history.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience
Specialized.
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