Born in a Shtetl: An Essay on Sonia Delaunay and her Jewishness

by Tom Sandqvist

Overview

Sonia Delaunay is one of the most important artists of European Modernism and known for transcending the boundaries between fine and applied art. Tom Sandqvist focuses on the impact of Delaunay's Jewish roots on her œuvre, with a special attention on her early contributions to Simultanism and Orphism within the interwar Parisian Avant-Garde.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783631678886
Publisher:	Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Publication date:	08/16/2016
Pages:	164
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x (d)

About the Author

The author is Professor in Theory of Art and Art History at the University of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm and Associate Professor in Art History at the University of Lapland, Rovaniemi. He has published numerous studies regarding art at the turn of the century with a special focus on Dadaism and Eastern European Modernism.

Table of Contents

Sonia Delaunay – European Modernism – Simultanism – Avant-Garde Art in Paris – Eastern European – Jewish Culture – Shtetl