Pop art: U.S./U.K. connections, 1956-1966

Abstract

"Pop Art: U.S./U.K. Connections, 1956-1966 looks only at artwork by American and British practitioners that is considered "pure" Pop. This definition of Pop rests on the adoption of preexisting or received images from mass media sources of advertising, television, and movies - images that convey the personalities, common objects, and scenery of vernacular culture. The techniques utilized, however, varied: the Americans generally used a more reductive method, arriving at a centralized iconic image, while the British preferred an episodic approach that generated an implied narrative. As the essays in this book make clear, Pop Art promoted no specific agenda beyond the investigation of the prevailing American environment." -- Jacket.

Contents

Foreword and Acknowledgments / Ned Rifkin -- Introduction / David E. Brauer and Jim Edwards -- London Pop Recollected / Christopher Finch -- New Painting of Common Objects / Walter Hopps -- British Pop Art: 1956-1966: A Documentary Essay / David E. Brauer -- The Confluence of East and West Coast Pop / Jim Edwards -- Plates and Catalogue Commentary -- American Entries / Jim Edwards -- British Entries / David E. Brauer -- U.S./U.K. Chronology: 1956-1966 -- American Chronology / Jim Edwards -- British Chronology / David E. Brauer.