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Storied strings : the guitar in American art

Title
Storied strings : the guitar in American art / Leo G. Mazow ; with additional essays by Philip J. Deloria and Jayson Kerr Dobney.
Author
Mazow, Leo G.
Publication
  • Richmond, Virginia : Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 2022.
  • Pennsylvania : Pennsylvania State University Press

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Additional Authors
  • Dobney, Jayson Kerr
  • Deloria, Philip Joseph
  • Nyerges, Alexander Lee
  • Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, host institution.
  • Frist Art Museum (Nashville, Tenn.), host institution.
Description
xiii, 250 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, portraits; 31 cm
Summary
Storied Strings: The Guitar in American Art, organized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, is the first exhibition to explore the instrument's symbolism in American art from the early nineteenth century to the present day. Featuring approximately 130 works of art and 35 musical instruments, the exhibition demonstrates that guitars figure prominently in the visual stories Americans tell themselves about themselves-their histories, identities, and aspirations. The accompanying fully-illustrated catalogue positions the guitar within a nexus of art, music, literature, and cultural histories. -- Publisher's website.
Alternative Title
Guitar in American art
Subject
  • Art, American > Exhibitions
  • Guitar > History > Exhibitions
  • Art, American
  • Guitar
Genre/Form
  • Exhibition catalogs.
  • History.
Note
  • "This catalogue accompanies the exhibition Storied Strings: The Guitar in American Art presented at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, October 8, 2022-March 19, 2023 and the Frist Art Museum, May 26-August 13, 2023"--title page verso.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-244) and index.
Contents
Introducing the guitar in American art -- An American guitar primer / Jayson Kerr Dobney -- Hispanicization -- The guitar in black art and culture -- Personification -- Guitar-wielding women -- Aestheticizing the motif -- Cold hard cash: guitars and value -- What makes a guitar political? -- Wood, strings, and stories / Philip J. Deloria
Call Number
JMG 23-968
ISBN
  • 9781934351222
  • 1934351229
LCCN
2022943779
OCLC
1346172075
Author
Mazow, Leo G., author.
Title
Storied strings : the guitar in American art / Leo G. Mazow ; with additional essays by Philip J. Deloria and Jayson Kerr Dobney.
Publisher
Richmond, Virginia : Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 2022.
Distributor
Pennsylvania : Pennsylvania State University Press
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-244) and index.
Added Author
Dobney, Jayson Kerr, contributor.
Deloria, Philip Joseph, contributor.
Nyerges, Alexander Lee, writer of foreword.
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, host institution.
Frist Art Museum (Nashville, Tenn.), host institution.
Research Call Number
JMG 23-968
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