People's Art History of the United States: 250 Years of Activist Art and Artists Working in Social Justice Movements

Title: People's Art History of the United States: 250 Years of Activist Art and Artists Working in Social Justice Movements Author: Nicolas Lampert ISBN: 9781595583246 Publisher: The New Press Published: 2013 Binding: Hardcover Language: English Condition: Used: Very Good D 1636663 Publisher Description: Most people outside of the art world view art as something that is foreign to their experiences and everyday lives. A People's Art History of the United States places art history squarely in the rough-and-tumble of politics, social struggles, and the fight for justice from the colonial era through the present day. Author and radical artist Nicolas Lampert combines historical sweep with detailed examinations of individual artists and works in a politically charged narrative that spans the conquest of the Americas, the American Revolution, slavery and abolition, western expansion, the su