{"product_id":"storied-strings-the-guitar-in-american-art-hardcover","title":"Storied Strings: The Guitar in American Art - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeo G. Mazow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplore the guitar as visual subject, enduring symbol, and storyteller's companion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrummed everywhere from parlors and front porches to protest rallies and rock arenas, the guitar also appears far and wide in American art. Its depictions enable artists and their human subjects to address topics that otherwise go untold. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eStoried Strings: The Guitar in American Art\u003c\/i\u003e is the catalogue of its namesake exhibition, which launched at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in October 2022. The book explores the instrument's symbolism in American art from the early nineteenth century to the present day. Chapters address how the guitar has been depicted in American art through the lenses of race, gender, cultural storytelling, aesthetics, politics, and cold, hard cash. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing 273 full-color illustrations selected from the exhibition, \u003ci\u003eStoried Strings\u003c\/i\u003e is an absorbing history of how guitars figure prominently into the visual stories Americans tell about themselves, their identities, and their aspirations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDr. Leo G. Mazow\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Louise B. and J. Harwood Cochrane Curator of American Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. He has authored and coauthored a number of books, including \u003ci\u003eEdward Hopper and the American Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThomas Hart Benton and the American Sound\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePicturing the Banjo\u003c\/i\u003e, the last two of which are available from PSU Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 12.7 x 9.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48422318375161,"sku":"9781934351222","price":72.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Ty2jAonkD49781934351222.webp?v=1779263731","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/storied-strings-the-guitar-in-american-art-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}