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Based almost entirely on secondary sources, the alphabetically arranged entries cover artists who were alive in the twentieth century but exclude those whose main influence was in the nineteenth century. No artist born after 1965 has an individual entry. Entries are mainly biographical; entries about movements, styles, or artistic techniques include their historical background, main proponents, and an assessment of their influence or importance. The work is sprinkled with anecdotes that flesh out the facts, and is chiefly concerned with art and artists in English-speaking countries, particularly Britain and the U.S. Clearly marked cross-references add to the usefulness of the book, and the brevity of the entries (the shortest is four lines, the longest six columns) enables ready access to facts. There are no illustrations. Page numbers are difficult to use, as they are located at the top inside gutter of each page.
This work will be useful for ready reference or browsing, and the clear, well-written entries will aid both library users and librarians. Those libraries that wish to update the Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Art, or that find the brief entries in The Oxford Dictionary of Art not meaty enough, will want to add this to their collections. Recommended for high-school, public, and academic libraries.
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