Broken Myths

Andrea Diederichs

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Broken Myths

Charles Sheeler's Industrial Landscapes

Andrea Diederichs

Overview

About this book

Precisionism is generally regarded as an artistic style that does not indulge in social or political themes, being committed instead to aestheticism. Addressing the role of human beings under increased automation and mechanization, Andrea Diederichs includes the social dimension of the machine age in her investigations. In this way, she undertakes a fundamental revision of the prevailing, one-dimensional reading of Precisionism. It becomes clear that Charles Sheeler’s, George Ault’s or Niles Spencer’s industrial subjects are characterized by ambivalence and ideology-critical tendencies relating to the new conditions of labor under the dictates of the machine, and document the resultant physical and psychological consequences.

Re-evaluation of the work of Charles Sheeler and his contemporaries
First investigation into the industrial depictions of Precisionism in an industrialpsychological context

Author information

Andrea Diederichs researches on American art and art theory since 1800, as well as the ecological history of images and science

Topics

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: scholars in Art History, American Studies, Cultural Studies
Pages
- Main content: 267
Illustrations
- Coloured Illustrations: 102
Keywords: art 20th century; industrial landscapes; landscape painting; American art; Precisionism; Charles Sheeler; George Ault; Niles Spencer

Paperback

Published: December 5, 2022
ISBN: 9783110769456