"Most people outside of the art world view art as something that is foreign to their experiences and everyday lives. A People's Art History of the United States places art history squarely in the rough-and-tumble of politics, social struggles, and the fight for justice from the colonial era through the present day. Author and radical artist Nicolas Lampert combines historical sweep with detailed examinations of individual artists and works in a politically...

Documents the closure, by force, of the outdoor exhibition of officially disapproved figurative painting, in Profsoyuznaya St., Moscow, on 15 Sept. 1974, by the District Executive Committee of S.W. Moscow.

For the uninitiated, the Komar-Melamid paintings (their work is a collaborative effort) no doubt will be a surprise and a delight: it is at once sprightly, intricate, and mystical. Called "Sots" art (for Socialist art), it is a kind of Pop that parodies the propaganda posters and street banners designed for public consumption by Russian officialdom. The Sots subjects from the first show include the stern head of a worker holding his finger to his...