John Covert Rediscovered

by Mazow, Leo G.

• ISBN13: 9780911209587
• ISBN10: 0911209581
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-07-01
• Publisher: Pennsylvania State Univ Pr

Summary

Although little known today, John R. Covert (1882-1960) played a pivotal role in the development of American modernism. He was a founder of the Society of Independent Artists, an active participant in the Societe Anonyme, and produced innovative paintings and collage-constructions that reflect his experiences of the renowned art collection of his cousin, Walter Arensberg. Yet, in 1923, Covert broke off his association with key modernists like Marcel Duchamp and Charles Demuth, closed his New York studio, and went to work as a salesman for the Vesuvius Crucible Company of Pittsburgh. Generally, the artist's story is thought to end there, but"

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 6
Losing John Covert	p. 9
From Munich to Modernism: John Covert, New York Dada, and the Real Smell of War	p. 22
Plates/Commentaries	p. 35
Chronology	p. 74
Checklist of the Exhibition	p. 76
Sources Cited	p. 79
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