The Painted Word
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The Painted Word

Tom Wolfe
3.85
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The author derails the great American myth of modern art in a scathing, witty, uncompromising critique of American art from the 1950s through the 1970s. Reprint.
Genres: ArtNonfictionEssaysHistoryArt HistoryCriticismJournalismPhilosophySocietyCultural
112 Pages

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