Southern/modern : rediscovering southern art from the first half of the twentieth century / edited by Jonathan Stuhlman & Martha R. Severens ; foreword by William R. Ferris.

Charlotte, NC : The Mint Museum ; Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2023]

xv, 254 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm

"This book was published in conjunction with the exhibition Southern/Modern, organized by The Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC ...; Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA, June 17-December 10, 2023, Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN, January 25-April 21, 2024, Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN, July 14-September 29, 2024, The Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC, October 26, 2024-February 2, 2025"--Title page verso.

"Drawn from a companion exhibition, Southern/Modern is the first book to survey progressive art created in the American South during the first half of the twentieth century. Featuring twelve essays, this lavishly illustrated volume catalogs works from the exhibition and assesses a broader body of contextual pieces to offer a fascinating, multipronged look at modernism's thriving presence in the South-until now, something largely overlooked in histories of American art"-- Provided by publisher.

Rediscovering southern art from the 1st half of the 20th century.

English

August 01, 2023

Includes bibliographical references and index.