Jennifer Peoples Hernandez

Belle Baranceanu

Life, Art, and the New Deal Renaissance

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this first biography of artist Belle Baranceanu, Jennifer Peoples Hernandez tells the riveting story of a woman who overcame insurmountable odds to become the most important female muralist in San Diego during the Great Depression and one of California's foremost Modern artists.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. August 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 609g
• ISBN-13: 9781793612137
• ISBN-10: 1793612137
• Artikelnr.: 68536510

Autorenporträt

Jennifer Peoples Hernandez teaches at San Diego Mesa College.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1: The First American
Chapter 2: Childhood and Homesteading in North Dakota
Chapter 3: Becoming an Artist
Chapter 4: The Los Angeles Period
Chapter 5: Grief and Depression
Chapter 6: Relief
Chapter 7: The Federal Government Becomes a Patron of the Arts
Chapter 8: The Emergency Work Relief Program in San Diego
Chapter 9: A World's Fair and a Growing Art Community
Chapter 10: A Second New Deal for the Arts
Chapter 11: Decorating the Post Office
Chapter 12: The Federal Art Project
Chapter 13: The End of an Era