The Met And The Masses In Postwar America

Author : Mitchell Frank
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-17
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781350277281

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The Met and the Masses in Postwar America by Mitchell Frank Pdf

This book explores the collaborations, during the mid-20th century, between the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Book-of-the-Month Club. Between 1948 and 1962 the two institutions collaborated on three book projects-The Metropolitan Museum of Art Miniatures (1948-1957), The Metropolitan Seminars in Art (1958-60), and a print reproduction of Rembrandt's Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer (1962)-bringing art from the Met's collections right into the homes of subscribers. The Met and the Masses places these commercial enterprises in a variety of contemporary and historical contexts, including the relation of cultural education to democracy in America, the history of the Met as an educational institution, the rise of art education in postwar America, and the concurrent transformation of the home into a space that mediated familial privacy and the public sphere. Using never before published archival material, the book demonstrates how the Met sought to bring art to the masses in postwar America, whilst upholding its reputation as an institution of high culture. It is essential reading for scholars, researchers and curators interested in the history of modern art, museum and curatorial studies, arts and cultural management, heritage studies, as well as the history of art publications.

Author : Mitchell Frank
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-17
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781350277298

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The Met and the Masses in Postwar America by Mitchell Frank Pdf

This book explores the collaborations, during the mid-20th century, between the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Book-of-the-Month Club. Between 1948 and 1962 the two institutions collaborated on three book projects-The Metropolitan Museum of Art Miniatures (1948-1957), The Metropolitan Seminars in Art (1958-60), and a print reproduction of Rembrandt's Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer (1962)-bringing art from the Met's collections right into the homes of subscribers. The Met and the Masses places these commercial enterprises in a variety of contemporary and historical contexts, including the relation of cultural education to democracy in America, the history of the Met as an educational institution, the rise of art education in postwar America, and the concurrent transformation of the home into a space that mediated familial privacy and the public sphere. Using never before published archival material, the book demonstrates how the Met sought to bring art to the masses in postwar America, whilst upholding its reputation as an institution of high culture. It is essential reading for scholars, researchers and curators interested in the history of modern art, museum and curatorial studies, arts and cultural management, heritage studies, as well as the history of art publications.

Author : Viv Golding,Wayne Modest
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-09
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780857851314

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Museums and Communities by Viv Golding,Wayne Modest Pdf

With contributions from key scholars in a range of disciplines, this engaging new volume explores the complex issues surrounding collaboration between museums and their communities.

Author : Martin Gitlin
Publisher : 21st Century Skills Library: A
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1534188797

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Postwar America by Martin Gitlin Pdf

Postwar America was a defining era that shaped the United States--and the world. Readers will turn back the clock to history's turning points during that era and will take a closer look at the major challenges and hurdles the United States faced. Readers will review how this period influenced the American culture from the fashion to the policies to the entertainment. The series includes educational sidebars and backmatter that align with the 4 C's of 21st Century Learning: critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity. Books also include a table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, and timeline.

Author : Andrew Hurley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2001-02-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110219206

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Diners, Bowling Alleys, And Trailer Parks: Chasing The American Dream In Postwar Consumer Culture by Andrew Hurley Pdf

In tracing the rise of these three distinctively American institutions, Andrew Hurley examines the struggle of Americans with modest means to attain the good life after two long decades of depression and war.".

Author : Ann Charters
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : American literature
ISBN : PSU:000020320003

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The Beats, Literary Bohemians in Postwar America by Ann Charters Pdf

This new volume in the series, Dictionary of Literary Biography, contains biographic and bibliographic information about American writers from 1948 to 1950-60. They are known as "beats" or "beatniks" and include Kerouac, Ginsberg, and Ferlinghetti. ISBN 0-8103-1148-8 (set).

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 854 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1945
Category : Communism
ISBN : IOWA:31858033764683

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New Masses by Anonim Pdf

Author : Nicholas Chare,Mitchell B. Frank
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-29
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781000226355

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History and Art History by Nicholas Chare,Mitchell B. Frank Pdf

Through a series of cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary interventions, leading international scholars of history and art history explore ways in which the study of images enhances knowledge of the past and informs our understanding of the present. Spanning a diverse range of time periods and places, the contributions cumulatively showcase ways in which ongoing dialogue between history and art history raises important aesthetic, ethical and political questions for the disciplines. The volume fosters a methodological awareness that enriches exchanges across these distinct fields of knowledge. This innovative book will be of interest to scholars in art history, cultural studies, history, visual culture and historiography.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1945
Category : Labor unions
ISBN : UVA:X002403947

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The American Federationist by Anonim Pdf

Includes separately paged "Junior union section."

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1945
Category : Labor unions
ISBN : CORNELL:31924054367085

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American Federationist by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jared Goss
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-30
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780300204308

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French Art Deco by Jared Goss Pdf

Art Deco—the term conjures up jewels by Van Cleef & Arpels, glassware by Laique, furniture by Ruhlmann—is best exemplified in the work shown at the exhibition that gave the style its name: the Exposition Internationale des Art Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, held in Paris in 1925. The exquisite craftsmanship and artistry of the objects displayed spoke to a sophisticated modernity yet were rooted in past traditions. Although it quickly spread to other countries, Art Deco found its most coherent expression in France, where a rich cultural heritage was embraced as the impetus for creating something new. the style drew on inspirations as diverse as fashion, avant-garde trends in the fine arts—such as Cubism and Fauvism—and a taste for the exotic, all of which converged in exceptionally luxurious and innovative objects. While the practice of Art Deco ended with the Second World War, interest in it has not only endured to the present day but has grown steadily. Based on the Metropolitan Museum's renowned collection French Art Deco presents more than eighty masterpieces by forty-two designers. Examples include Süe et Mare's furniture from the 1925 Exposition; Dufy's Cubist-inspired textiles; Dunand's lacquered bedroom suite; Dupas's monumental glass wall panels from the SS Normandie; and Fouquet's spectacular dress ornament in the shape of a Chinese mask. Jared Goss's engaging text includes a discussion of each object together with a biography of the designer who created it and is enlivened by generous quotations from writings of the period. The extensive introduction provides historical context and explores the origins and aesthetic of Art Deco. With its rich text and sumptuous photographs, this is not only one of the rare books on French Art Deco in English, but an object d'art in its own right.

Author : Ruth E. Iskin,Britany Salsbury
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-12
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781501338502

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Collecting Prints, Posters, and Ephemera by Ruth E. Iskin,Britany Salsbury Pdf

Why did collectors seek out posters and collect ephemera during the late-nineteenth and the twentieth centuries? How have such materials been integrated into institutional collections today? What inspired collectors to build significant holdings of works from cultures other than their own? And what are the issues facing curators and collectors of digital ephemera today? These are among the questions tackled in this volume-the first to examine the practices of collecting prints, posters, and ephemera during the modern and contemporary periods. A wide range of case studies feature collections of printed materials from the United States, Latin America, France, Germany, Great Britain, China, Japan, Russia, Iran, and Cuba. Fourteen essays and one roundtable discussion, all specially commissioned from art historians, curators, and collectors for this volume, explore key issues such as the roles of class, politics, and gender, and address historical contexts, social roles, value, and national and transnational aspects of collecting practices. The global scope highlights cross-cultural connections and contributes to a new understanding of the place of prints, posters and ephemera within an increasingly international art world.

Author : Adams Media TBD
Publisher : Adams Media
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1558503099

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What Every American Should Know About American History by Adams Media TBD Pdf

Collection of 200 important historical events that impacted American history from Leif Ericson exploring Vinland to the Cold War ends.

Author : James Terence Fisher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Cold War
ISBN : UCAL:B5022090

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Dr. America by James Terence Fisher Pdf

The first major biography of the fabled "jungle doctor" of Southeast Asia, "Dr. America" chronicles the life of Tom Dooley, whose much publicized exploits in Vietnam and Laos during the 1950s helped lay the ideological groundwork for the U.S. military intervention a decade later. 33 illustrations.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 658 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Periodicals
ISBN : IND:30000007880820

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Time by Anonim Pdf