{"product_id":"made-in-california-art-image-and-identity-19002000-9780520227644","title":"Made in California: Art  Image  and Identity  1900-2000","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis opulent and expansive volume  published in conjunction with the Los Angeles County Museum of Arts monumental exhibition Made in California: Art  Image  and Identity 1900-2000  charts the dynamic relationship between the arts and popular conceptions of California. Displaying a dazzling array of fine art and material culture  Made in California challenges us to reexamine the ways in which the state has been portrayed and imagined. Unusually inclusive  visually intriguing  and beautifully produced  this volume is a delight throughoutboth in image and in textand will appeal to anyone who has lived in  visited  or imagined California.  Drawn from the exhibition  which gathers more than 1 200 artworks and pieces of ephemera from many public and private collections  Made in California is an image-driven look at the past century  featuring more than 400 works in a range of media  from painting  sculpture  prints  drawings  and photographs to furniture  fashion  and film. The book also includes more than 150 cultural artifacts such as tourist brochures  posters  labor union tracts  personal letters  and government reports that convey the richness and complexity of twentieth-century California. Arranged provocatively by theme  these objects take us on a visual tour of a state that was promoted as a bountiful paradise early in the century; as a glamour capital by Hollywood in the 1920s and 1930s; as a suburban utopia in the late 40s and 50s; as a haven for counterculture in the 60s and 70s  and as a multicultural frontier in the 80s and 90s. The books exploration of how these themes were reflected and contested in Californias visual culture deepens our understanding of the states artistic traditions as well as its fascinating history.  The volume is divided into five twenty-year sections  each including a narrative essay discussing the history of that era and highlighting topics particularly relevant to its visual culture. Two overarching themes emerge that have been crucial for how we imagine and understand California: first  the landscape  including both the natural and built environment  and second  the multifaceted relationships California has had with Latin America and Asia.  Geographer Michael Dear has contributed a sweeping overview of the social history of California that examines the vibrant and sometimes turbulent conditions out of which the culture emerged. Essayist Richard Rodriguez closes the volume with a uniquely personal meditation on the Golden State.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651920945205,"sku":"ByrdShop_0520227646","price":55.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780520227644.jpg?v=1781845278","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/made-in-california-art-image-and-identity-19002000-9780520227644","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}