Shaker fever : America's twentieth-century fascination with a communitarian sect / William D. Moore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moore, William D., 1963- author.

Series:

Public history in historical perspective.

Public history in historical perspective series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakers--United States--Public opinion.

Shakers.

Arts, American--20th century--Themes, motives.

Arts, American.

United States--Intellectual life--20th century.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 430 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

America's twentieth-century fascination with a communitarian sect

America's 20th century fascination with a communitarian sect

Place of Publication:

Amherst, Massachusetts : University of Massachusetts Press, [2020]

Summary:

Americans were enthralled by the Shakers in the years between 1925 and 1965.They bought Shaker furniture, saw Shaker worship services enacted on Broadway, sang Shaker songs, dressed in Shaker-inspired garb, collected Shaker artifacts, and restored Shaker villages.William D.

Contents:

Introduction: Shaker Fever

Chapter 1. Visualizing the Shakers

The Early Museum Exhibits at the New York State Museum, the Berkshire Museum, and the Whitney Museum of American Art

Chapter 2. "A Native Tradition with a Future"

The Shakers, the New Deal, and National Design

Chapter 3. "Using Material from Our Own History in the Arts"

Performing the Shakers, 1930-1950

Chapter 4. Instituting a Shaker Museum

The Shaker Museum at Old Chatham and the Yale University Art Gallery

Chapter 5. "Real Americana"

Shaker Pageants, Adapted Sites, Folk Music, and Heritage Tourism

Chapter 6. Opening the Villages to the Public, 1955-1965

Postscript: "Borrowed Light"

Persistent Symptoms of Shaker Fever.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-62534-508-9

OCLC:

1204310390