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Category : Agricultural libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 668
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Agricultural Library Notes
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Category : Agricultural libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 668
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Agricultural Library Notes
Author: United States. Department of Agriculture. LibraryPublisher:
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Category : Agricultural libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 668
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Democratic Art
Author: Sharon Ann MusherPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022624718X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
At its height in 1935, the New Deal devoted roughly $27 million ($320 million today) to supporting tens of thousands of needy writers, dancers, actors, musicians, and visual artists, who created over 100,000 worksbooks, murals, plays, concertsthat were performed for or otherwise imbibed by millions of Americans. But why did the government get so involved with the arts in the first place? Musher addresses this question and many others by exploring the political and aesthetic concerns of the 1930s, as well as the range of responsesfrom politicians, intellectuals, artists, and taxpayersto the idea of active government involvement in the arts. In the process, she raises vital questions about the roles that the arts should play in contemporary society."
The new American cyclopædia, ed. by G. Ripley and C.A. Dana
Author: American cyclopaediaPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 814
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The Oxford Dictionary of American Art and Artists
Author: Ann Lee MorganPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198029551
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
With the advent of abstract expressionism in the 1940s, America became the white hot center of the artistic universe. Now, in The Oxford Dictionary of American Art and Artists, the first such volume to appear in three decades, Ann Lee Morgan offers an informative, insightful, and long overdue resource on our nation's artistic heritage. Featuring 945 alphabetically arranged entries, here is an indispensable biographical and critical guide to American art from colonial times to contemporary postmodernism. Readers will find a wealth of factual detail and insightful analysis of the leading American painters, ranging from John Singleton Copley, Thomas Cole, and Mary Cassatt to such modern masters as Jackson Pollack, Romare Bearden, and Andy Warhol. Morgan offers razor-sharp entries on sculptors ranging from Alexander Calder to Louise Nevelson, on photographers such as Berenice Abbott, Man Ray, Walker Evans, and Ansel Adams, and on contemporary installation artists, including video master Bill Viola. In addition, the dictionary provides entries on important individuals connected to the art scene, including collectors such as Peggy Guggenheim and critics such as Clement Greenberg. Morgan also examines notable American institutions, organizations, schools, techniques, styles, and movements. The range of coverage is indeed impressive, but equally important is the quality of analysis that appears in entry after entry. Morgan gives readers a wealth of trustworthy and authoritative information as well as perceptive, well-informed criticism of artists and their work. In addition, the book is thoroughly cross-referenced, so readers can easily find additional information on any topic of interest. Beautifully written, filled with fascinating historical background and penetrating insight, The Oxford Dictionary of American Art and Artists is an essential one-volume resource for art lovers everywhere.
The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art
Author: Joan M. MarterPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195335791
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 3140
Book Description
Arranged in alphabetical order, these 5 volumes encompass the history of the cultural development of America with over 2300 entries.
The New American Cyclopaedia
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 834
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The New American Cyclopaedia
Author: George RipleyPublisher:
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 814
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