Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Violence, Art, and the American Century 1. Artists against War and Fascism 2. Doom 3. End Your Silence 4. A Network of Artist-Activists 5. Not in Our Name Conclusion Notes Index

About the Author

David McCarthy is Professor of Art History at Rhodes College and author of The Nude in American Painting, 1950--1980; Pop Art; and H. C. Westermann at War: Art and Manhood in Cold War America.

Reviews

"An outstanding volume... American Artists Against War, 1935-2010 is a major contribution to the growing history of American political art." -- Paul von Blum Truthdig "McCarthy...writes elegant descriptions of artwork and pairs them with strong analysis. Thus individual artworks function like landing places throughout the book: the reader moves from one discussion to the next, picking up historical context and expert opinions along the way." Chapter 16 "American Artists against War, 1935-2010 is a welcome addition to scholarship on twentieth-century American art. Well researched and sensitive to the specificities of historical context, David McCarthy's work offers a broad overview of artists' opposition to warfare undertaken in the name of capitalist democracy." -- Jody Patterson Journal of American History