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Arts And American Home

Jessica H. Foy, Karal Ann Marling
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      Between 1890 and 1930, the domestic arts, as well as the daily life of the American family, began to reflect rapid advances in technology, aesthetics, and attitudes about American culture. Pictorial, literary, musical, and decorative arts from this era all reveal a shift from clutter to clarity and from profusion to restraint as modern conveniences, ranging from pre-stamped needlework patterns to central heat, were introduced into the domestic environment. However, the household arts were also affected by an enduring strain of conservatism reflected in the popularity of historically inspired furnishing styles. In this collection of essays, ten experts in turn-of-the-century popular and material culture examine how the struggle between modernity and tradition was reflected in various facets of the household aesthetic. Their findings touch on sub-themes of gender, generation, and class to provide a fascinating commentary on what middle-class Americans were prepared to discard in the name of modernity and what they stubbornly retained for the sake of ideology. Through an examination of material culture and prescriptive literature from this period, the essayists also demonstrate how changes in artistic expression affected the psychological, social, and cultural lives of everyday Americans. This book joins a growing list of titles dedicated to analyzing and interpreting the cultural dimensions of past domestic life. Its essays shed new light on house history by tracking the transformation of a significant element of home life - its expressions of art.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Jessica H. Foy, Karal Ann Marling EAN: 9780870499074 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 312 g HEIGHT: 0 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: University of Tennessee Press DATE PUBLISHED: 1995-09-08 CITY: GENRE: ART / General, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / Women, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General WIDTH: 0 cm SPINE:

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      United States of America, USA, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, The arts: general topics, Society and culture: general, History of the Americas

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      Jessica Foy Donnelly was curator of collections at the McFaddin-Ward House for twelve years, during which time she co-edited two books on the American home. She is currently working on various house museum projects and previously worked for Old Salem, Inc., in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
      Between 1890 and 1930, the domestic arts, as well as the daily life of the American family, began to reflect rapid advances in technology, aesthetics, and attitudes about American culture. Pictorial, literary, musical, and decorative arts from this era all reveal a shift from clutter to clarity and from profusion to restraint as modern conveniences, ranging from pre-stamped needlework patterns to central heat, were introduced into the domestic environment. However, the household arts were also affected by an enduring strain of conservatism reflected in the popularity of historically inspired furnishing styles. In this collection of essays, ten experts in turn-of-the-century popular and material culture examine how the struggle between modernity and tradition was reflected in various facets of the household aesthetic. Their findings touch on sub-themes of gender, generation, and class to provide a fascinating commentary on what middle-class Americans were prepared to discard in the name of modernity and what they stubbornly retained for the sake of ideology. Through an examination of material culture and prescriptive literature from this period, the essayists also demonstrate how changes in artistic expression affected the psychological, social, and cultural lives of everyday Americans. This book joins a growing list of titles dedicated to analyzing and interpreting the cultural dimensions of past domestic life. Its essays shed new light on house history by tracking the transformation of a significant element of home life - its expressions of art.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Jessica H. Foy, Karal Ann Marling EAN: 9780870499074 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 312 g HEIGHT: 0 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: University of Tennessee Press DATE PUBLISHED: 1995-09-08 CITY: GENRE: ART / General, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / Women, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General WIDTH: 0 cm SPINE:

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      United States of America, USA, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, The arts: general topics, Society and culture: general, History of the Americas

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      Jessica Foy Donnelly was curator of collections at the McFaddin-Ward House for twelve years, during which time she co-edited two books on the American home. She is currently working on various house museum projects and previously worked for Old Salem, Inc., in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

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