Overview
Art of the Defeat provides an unflinching look at the art scene in France during the German occupation. Beginning with Adolf Hitler's staging of the armistice at Rethondes, the book offers a survey of Nazi and Vichy artistic policies, key events and organizations, and individual acts of collaboration and resistance. Examined in the text are the demonization of foreigners and modernists, the looting of state museums and Jewish collections, the glorification of Philippe Pétain and French national identity, and the official junket by French artists to Germany. The narrative is grounded by archival research and discussion of works by Gérard Ambroselli, Jean Bazaine, Arno Breker, François Cogné, Aristide Maillol, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, and dozens of other artists and artisans. The sum is a pioneering exposé of the deployment of art to hold darkness at bay.
Full Product Details
Author: . Dorleac
Publisher: Getty Trust Publications
Imprint: Getty Research Institute,U.S.
Dimensions:
Width: 16.60cm
, Height: 3.30cm
, Length: 22.70cm
Weight: 1.160kg
ISBN: 9780892368914
ISBN 10: 0892368918
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 01 November 2008
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Laurence Bertrand Dorleac's study about the visual arts in occupied France is based on an impressive array of material from the notoriously difficult to access French archives. The Art Newspaper, April 2009
""Laurence Bertrand Dorl�ac's study about the visual arts in occupied France is based on an impressive array of material from the notoriously difficult to access French archives.""--The Art Newspaper, April 2009 ""A sophisticated work [that] will be of enduring importance.""--Bookfourm
Laurence Bertrand Dorleac's study about the visual arts in occupied France is based on an impressive array of material from the notoriously difficult to access French archives. -- The Art Newspaper, April 2009 A sophisticated work [that] will be of enduring importance. -- Bookfourm Laurence Bertrand Dorleac's study about the visual arts in occupied France is based on an impressive array of material from the notoriously difficult to access French archives. The Art Newspaper, April 2009 A sophisticated work [that] will be of enduring importance. Bookfourm Laurence Bertrand Dorleac's study about the visual arts in occupied France is based on an impressive array of material from the notoriously difficult to access French archives. --The Art Newspaper, April 2009 A sophisticated work [that] will be of enduring importance. --Bookfourm
<p> Laurence Bertrand Dorleac's study about the visual arts in occupied France is based on an impressive array of material from the notoriously difficult to access French archives. -- The Art Newspaper, April 2009
Author Information
Laurence Bertrand Dorleac is Professeur des Universites and a senior member of the Instut Universitaire de France.
