Synopses & Reviews
Barnett Newman's writings reveal him to be an impassioned and articulate analyst of art and society who never hesitated to make his views known and always stood by them. To understand Newman's unique place in the culture of the twentieth century, we must know both his paintings and his wordsa knowledge made possible by this long-awaited volume.
"Barnett Newman [1905-1970] was a thinker who chose to develop his ideas both in painting and in writing. He was also a citizen who made his acts of painting and writing political. And he was an artist."Richard Schiff, from the Introduction
About the Author
John P. O'Neill is Editor-in-Chief at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Richard Schiff is Professor of Art at the University of Texas, Austin.
Table of Contents
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
Introduction. The Dialectic between Advertising and Activism
PART I. CULTURAL CRITICS IN THE AGE OF RADIO
Chapter 1. The Psychology of Radio Advertising: Audience Intellectuals and the Resentment of Radio Commercials
Chapter 2. "Poisons, Potions, and Profits": Radio Activists and the Origins of the Consumer Movement
PART II. CONSUMERS ON THE MARCH: CIO BOYCOTTS, ACTIVE LISTENERS, AND CONSUMER TIME
Chapter 3. The Consumer Revolt of "Mr. Average Man": Boake Carter and the CIO Boycott of Philco Radio
Chapter 4. Washboard Weepers: Women Writers, Women Listeners, and the Debate over Soap Operas
Chapter 5. "I Wont Buy You Anything But Love, Baby": NBC, Donald Montgomery, and the Postwar Consumer Revolt
Conclusion. High-Class Hucksters: The Rise and Fall of a Radio Republic
Notes
Bibliography
Index