Robert Koehler's The strike : the improbable story of an iconic 1886 painting of labor protest

Koehler's art training : Milwaukee, Manhattan, and Munich, 1865-79 -- Images of women : Munich, 1879-92 -- Koehler's first worker images and The socialist : Munich, 1879-85 -- Art historical background and the railway strike of 1877 -- Influences shaping The strike -- Labor-history context...

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Main Author: Dennis, James M. (Author)
Other Authors: Koehler, Robert (Illustrator)
Document Type: Book
Language:English
Published: Madison, Wis. [u.a.] : The University of Wisconsin Press , 2011
Series:Studies in American thought and culture
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
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Related Items:Rezensiert in: [Rezension von: James M. Dennis, Robert Koehler’s The strike]
Author Notes:James M. Dennis
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Summary:Koehler's art training : Milwaukee, Manhattan, and Munich, 1865-79 -- Images of women : Munich, 1879-92 -- Koehler's first worker images and The socialist : Munich, 1879-85 -- Art historical background and the railway strike of 1877 -- Influences shaping The strike -- Labor-history context : an era of strife, 1877-86 -- A strikebound debut, a conflicting reception, a Paris interlude : early exhibitions, 1886-89 -- Milwaukee and the Chicago World's Fair : 1889-94 -- Transatlantic progeny and a Minneapolis refuge : 1893-1917 -- Ambiguous purchase and gradual obscurity : 1900-1917 -- Rescue, restoration, and return to New York City : 1917-72 -- Labor union patronage, museum exhibitions, and national fame : 1972-82 -- Germany claims a national treasure : 1983 to the present
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-222) and index
Physical Description:XIV, 235 S. Ill. 21x24 cm
ISBN:9780299251345
9780299251338
0299251349