Entitled : Discriminating Tastes and the Expansion of the Arts / Jennifer C. Lena.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lena, Jennifer C., Author.

Series:

Princeton scholarship online.

Princeton scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arts, American--20th century.

Arts, American.

Arts, American--21st century.

Arts and society--United States.

Arts and society.

Equality--United States.

Equality.

Elite (Social sciences)--United States.

Elite (Social sciences).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 pages)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

An in-depth look at how democratic values have widened the American arts scene, even as it remains elite and cosmopolitanTwo centuries ago, wealthy entrepreneurs founded the American cathedrals of culture-museums, theater companies, and symphony orchestras-to mirror European art. Today's American arts scene however has widened to embrace multitudes: photography, design, comics, graffiti, jazz, and many forms of folk, vernacular, and popular culture. What led to this dramatic expansion? In Entitled, Jennifer Lena shows how organizational transformations in the American art world-amidst a shifting political, economic, technological, and social landscape-made such change possible.By chronicling the development of American art from its earliest days to the present, Lena demonstrates that while the American arts may be more open, they are still unequal. She examines key historical moments, such as the creation of the Museum of Primitive Art and the funneling of federal and state subsidies during the New Deal to support the production and display of culture. Charting the efforts to define American genres, styles, creators, and audiences, Lena looks at the ways democratic values helped legitimate folk, vernacular, and commercial art that was viewed as non-elite. Yet, even as art lovers have acquired tastes for more diverse culture, they carefully select and curate works that reflect their cosmopolitan, elite, and moral tastes.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

1. The Invention of American Art, 1825-1945

2. The WPA and the Opening of the American Arts

3. The Museum of Primitive Art, 1940-1982

4. Opportunity Structures

5. Expansion: 1900-2000

6. Cultural Appropriation

7. Conclusion

APPENDIX. Methodological Appendix

NOTES

WORKS CITED

INDEX

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2019.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780691189840

0691189846

OCLC:

1109390023