Magician of the Modern: Chick Austin and the Transformation of the Arts in America. Dieser Artikel ist nicht verfügbar.Magician of the Modern: Chick Austin and the Transformation of the Arts in America

The surprising story of a conservative Connecticut businessman who brought modernism to America follows Chick Austin on his post-World War I crusade to introduce Americans to Picasso, Dali, Mondrian, Balthus, and many others. 12,500 first printing.

Eugene R. Gaddis is the William G. DeLana Archivist and Curator of the Austin House at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Connecticut. He is the editor and co-author of Avery Memorial: The First Modern Museum and lectures frequently on American cultural history. A graduate of Amherst College, he holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of Pennsylvania. He lives in West Hartford, Connecticut.