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Democratic Art
Sharon Ann Musher
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Description for Democratic Art
hardcover. Throughout the Great Recession American artists and public art endowments have had to fight for government support to keep themselves afloat. This book outlines the successes, shortcomings, and lessons of the golden age of government funding for the arts. Num Pages: 280 pages, 24 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JJG; ABQ; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 261 x 26. Weight in Grams: 568.
Throughout the Great Recession American artists and public art endowments have had to fight for government support to keep themselves afloat. It wasn't always this way. At its height in 1935, the New Deal devoted $27 million - roughly $469 million today - to supporting tens of thousands of needy artists, who used that support to create more than 100,000 works. Why did the government become so involved with these artists, and why weren't these projects considered a frivolous waste of funds, as surely many would be today? In Democratic Art, Sharon Ann Musher explores these questions and uses them ... Read more
Throughout the Great Recession American artists and public art endowments have had to fight for government support to keep themselves afloat. It wasn't always this way. At its height in 1935, the New Deal devoted $27 million - roughly $469 million today - to supporting tens of thousands of needy artists, who used that support to create more than 100,000 works. Why did the government become so involved with these artists, and why weren't these projects considered a frivolous waste of funds, as surely many would be today? In Democratic Art, Sharon Ann Musher explores these questions and uses them ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226247182
SKU
V9780226247182
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99-15
About Sharon Ann Musher
Sharon Ann Musher is associate professor of history at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. She resides in Philadelphia.
Reviews for Democratic Art
"A compelling synthesis of federally funded cultural projects undertaken in the United States from 1933 to 1945, Musher's book is written for other historians but will certainly appeal to scholars in many fields-including American studies, cultural studies, public history, visual culture studies, and more. Eloquently written and historically balanced, the book uses anecdotal evidence and biography to animate the story ... Read more