Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-227) and index.
Contents:
The invention of American art, 1825-1945 -- The WPA and the opening of the American arts -- The Museum of Primitive Art, 1940-1982 -- Opportunity structures -- Expansion: 1900-2000 -- Cultural appropriation -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Methodological appendix.
Summary:
"This book examines the process by which the American arts expanded, over the course of more than a century, to include not just "classical" arts like opera and portraiture, but forms of folk, vernacular, and popular culture"-- Provided by publisher.
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