A true American : William Walcutt, nativism, and nineteenth-century art / Wendy Jean Katz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Katz, Wendy Jean, author.

Series:

Fordham scholarship online.

Fordham scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art and society--United States--History--19th century.

Art and society.

Walcutt, William, 1819-1882--Criticism and interpretation.

Walcutt, William.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Fordham University Press, 2022.

Summary:

This work argues that nativism, the hostility especially to Catholic immigrants that led to the organization of political parties like the 'Know-Nothings', affected the meaning of nineteenth-century American art in ways that have gone unrecognized. In an era of industrialization, nativism's erection of barriers to immigration appealed to artisans, a category that included most male artists at some stage in their careers. But as importantly, its patriotic message about the nature of the American republic also overlapped with widely shared convictions about the necessity of democratic reform.

Contents:

A Native-Born Artist

A Cooperative Model for Art

Native Americans and the West

Fairies, Allegory, and the Spiritualists

The Young Americans at Home and Abroad

More Lasting Monuments

Conclusion: Walcutt's Revival.

Notes:

This edition also issued in print: 2022.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on October 12, 2022).

Other Format:

Print version: Katz, Wendy Jean A True American

ISBN:

9781531500627

1531500625

9780823298587

0823298582