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The American Art-Union : utopia and skepticism in the Antebellum Era
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The American Art-Union : utopia and skepticism in the Antebellum Era / Kimberly A. Orcutt.
ISBN
9781531507015
1531507018
9781531507008
153150700X
9781531506988
Edition
First edition.
Publication
New York : Empire State Editions, an imprint of Fordham University Press, [2024]
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1 online resource.
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Electronic reproduction. Berlin Available via World Wide Web.
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De Gruyter University Press eBook 2024.
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Books / Online
Language
English
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August 19, 2024
Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Introduction. The Dream of Art for the People
1. Engravings: To Lead Taste or to Follow?
2. Selecting Artworks for Distribution: From Democracy to Oligarchy
3. The Free Gallery: Art, Anxiety, and Revolution
4. Distributions and Membership: Messengers and Missionaries of Art?
5. The Bulletin: From Education to Provocation
6. Slowly, Then All at Once: The Demise of the American Art-Union
Acknowledgments
Appendix A: American Art-Union Resources
Appendix B: American Art-Union Officers and Committee of Management, 1839-51
Appendix C: American Art-Union Engravings Distributed to All Members
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