Art Rebels: Race, Class, and Gender in the Art of Miles Davis and Martin Scorsese

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How creative freedom, race, class, and gender shaped the rebellion of two visionary artists Postwar America experienced an unprecedented flourishing of avant-garde and independent art. Across the arts, artists rebelled against traditional conventions, embracing a commitment to creative autonomy and personal vision never before witnessed in the U

Paul Lopes is associate professor of sociology at Colgate University. He is the author of Demanding Respect: The Evolution of the American Comic Book and The Rise of a Jazz Art World.

"This one is a bit of a curio for jazz followers, many of whom might be drawn to the book via the Miles Davis name on the cover"---Peter Gamble, Jazz Journal "Art Rebels is a significant achievement. It is careful, considered, reasoned, and eye-opening."---Clayton Childress, Symbolic Interaction "[T]he defamiliarization of art through these reseeings and retellings makes for a mind-changing and instructive experience." * Choice * "By examining the ineffable area linking individualism and commercialism, civic and racial consciousness, Lopes contributes a nuanced and timely account of the unlikely mix of 'tradition and the individual talent'."---Adriana-Cecilia Neagu, American British and Canadian Studies