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The Revenge of the Philistines: Art and Culture, 1972-84by Hilton Kramer
Hardcover Cloth 445 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Presumed First edition First printing 1986 with corresponding number line. Handsome black boards and sliver embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. An unclipped dust jacket protected in Brodart cover is smooth, clean and brilliant with slight shelf wear - a few wrinkles. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
Analyzes the works of a variety of modern artists including Edward Hopper, Louise Nevelson, Chuck Close, and Julian Schnabel.
Hilton Kramer was a prominent American art critic and writer, known for his contributions to The New York Times and his conservative viewpoints on modern and contemporary art.