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Spiritual Moderns: Twentieth-Century American Artists and Religion 2023
Spiritual Moderns: Twentieth-Century American Artists and Religion is a 2023 book written by art historian and American studies scholar Erika Doss, published by the University of Chicago Press. The book tells the story of how religion influenced American modern art through four case studies—Joseph Cornell, Mark Tobey, Agnes Pelton, and Andy Warhol. Cornell’s Christian Science beliefs shaped his work; Tobey's connection was with the Bahá’í Faith; Pelton was influenced by Theosophy and other metaphysical movements; and Warhol practiced Catholicism. Doss explores how these spiritual perspectives impacted modern artistic expression in America. The book was shortlisted for the 2024 Religion and the Arts Book Award from the American Academy of Religion, and was named one of the best art books of 2023 by Hyperallergic.
Details
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- ISBN
- 9780226820910
- Pages
- 352
- Format
- Print, e-book
