Sonia Delaunay-Terk: The Zenith years, 1906--1914.
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Title
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Sonia Delaunay-Terk: The Zenith years, 1906--1914.
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Identifier
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AAI9807899
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identifier
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9807899
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Creator
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Albritton, Ann Hill.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Rose-Carol Washton Long
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Date
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1997
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Art History | Biography
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Abstract
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The "Zenith" era, a term first used by Blaise Cendrars, encompasses Sonia Delaunay-Terk's earliest years in Paris--from 1906 to 1914. Her explorations of art as drawings, easel paintings, book covers, clothing and advertising poems all began during these particular years when she was experimenting with the ideas of relating art and life--the critical concept of Simultaneism--for her and her husband, Robert Delaunay. The themes and ideas that were her focus from 1906 to 1914 were central to her work for the remainder of her career as an artist.;My primary explorations in this dissertation will be of Sonia Delaunay-Terk's early paintings of women; collaborations, especially with her husband, Robert Delaunay and her friend, Blaise Cendrars; the Bal Bullier period, including her 1913 dress; the poster-poems; applied arts in an embroidery, a quilt, and bookcovers; and briefly, her life and ideas in the context of gender issues as well as certain misconceptions about her career that need clarification.;Delaunay-Terk applied the concepts of Simultaneity she and Robert developed in 1912-1913--to her the quintessential element of the modern--to works for everyday use, not just to oil canvases. Juxtapositions of colors and shapes in her work imply the dynamic movement of urban life. In dresses, lamps, book covers, illustrations, and publicity-type paintings, she integrated art and life.;By closely examining this short period of Delaunay-Terk's life and work, I hope to bring a clearer definition of her contributions to the continuing development of the avant-garde.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
