This item the american century art culture 1900 1950 by barbara haskell paperback 6069 only 1 left in stock order soon ships from and sold by mianova the american century art culture 1950 2000 by lisa phillips paperback 7350 only 1 left in stock order soon. To celebrate the coming millennium the whitney museum of american art is mounting a tremendous nine month show covering american art from 1900 to 2000 the american century art and culture 1900 1950 by curator barbara haskell is the catalog for the first part of the exhibition included are images from painting sculpture photography architecture and design providing a comprehensive overview of artistic and cultural ideas in the first half of this century. The american century is the subject of a year long exhibition at the whitney museum the most comprehensive display of twentieth century american art ever assembled incorporating a wide range of masterpieces from all sections of the country by both familiar and lesser known artists. This book considers american art as a response to political social and economic conditions it opens at the start of the century when boundaries between high art and all that simmered beneath it were collapsing in these pages we are able to see the dramatic changes that characterized art in the first half of the century we discover why the new york armory show of 1913 was such a shock