Made in Newark : cultivating industrial arts and civic identity in the progressive era / Ezra Shales.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shales, Ezra.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public libraries--New Jersey--Newark--History.

Public libraries.

Museums--New Jersey--Newark--History.

Museums.

Librarians--New Jersey--Newark--Biography.

Librarians.

Museum directors--New Jersey--Newark--Biography.

Museum directors.

Libraries and community.

Museums and community.

Arts and crafts movement--United States.

Arts and crafts movement.

Newark Public Library--History.

Newark Public Library.

Newark Museum--History.

Newark Museum.

Dana, John Cotton, 1856-1929--Political and social views.

Dana, John Cotton.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Industrial arts and civic identity in the progressive era

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, NJ : Rivergate Books, an imprint of Rutgers University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What does it mean to turn the public library or museum into a civic forum? Made in Newark describes a turbulent industrial city at the dawn of the twentieth century and the ways it inspired the library's outspoken director, John Cotton Dana, to collaborate with industrialists, social workers, educators, and New Women. This is the story of experimental exhibitions in the library and the founding of the Newark Museum Associationùa project in which cultural literacy was intertwined with civics and consumption. Local artisans demonstrated crafts, connecting the cultural institution to the department store, school, and factory, all of which invoked the ideal of municipal patriotism. Today, as cultural institutions reappraise their relevance, Made in Newark explores precedents for contemporary debates over the ways the library and museum engage communities, define heritage in a multicultural era, and add value to the economy.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION. Cultivating the Industrial City

CHAPTER ONE. The Engine of Culture

CHAPTER THREE. The Virtues of Industry

CHAPTER FOUR. Molding and Modeling Civic Consumption

CHAPTER FIVE. Weaving the New into the Old

CHAPTER SIX. A Parade of Civic Virtue

CONCLUSION. The Industrious Citizen

NOTES

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-38315-2

9786613383150

0-8135-4992-2

OCLC:

741762029