Art for the millions American culture and politics in the 1930s

Focusing on the unprecedented dissemination of art and ideas brought about by new technology and government programs, this publication examines the search for artistic identity in the United States from the stock market crash of 1929 that began the Great Depression to the closure of the Works Progre...

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Körperschaft: Metropolitan Museum of Art (Herausgebendes Organ)
Weitere Verfasser: Rudnick, Allison (VerfasserIn), Buick, Kirsten Pai (MitwirkendeR), Fraser, Max (MitwirkendeR), Mustalish, Rachel (MitwirkendeR)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New York The Metropolitan Museum of Art 2023
New Haven ; London Yale University Press
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Zusammenfassung:Focusing on the unprecedented dissemination of art and ideas brought about by new technology and government programs, this publication examines the search for artistic identity in the United States from the stock market crash of 1929 that began the Great Depression to the closure of the Works Progress Administration in 1943. During this time of civil, economic, and social unrest, artists transmitted political ideas and propaganda through a wide range of media, including paintings and sculptures, but also journals, prints, textiles, postcards, and other objects that would have been widely collected, experienced, or encountered. Insightful essays discuss but go beyond the era's best-known creators, such as Thomas Hart Benton, Walker Evans, Marsden Hartley, and Georgia O'Keeffe, to highlight artists who have received little scholarly attention, including women and artists of color as well as designers and illustrators. Emphasizing the contributions of the Black Popular Front and Leftist movements while acknowledging competing visions of the country through the lenses of race, gender, and class, Art for the Millions is a timely look at art in the United States made by and for its people. Exhibition: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA (07.09-10.12.2023)
Beschreibung:Seite [207]: This catalogue is published in conjunction with "Art for the Millions: American Culture and Politics in the 1930s", on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from September 6 through December 10, 2023
Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-201) and index
Beschreibung:207 Seiten
27 cm
ISBN:9781588397690
978-1-58839-769-0