An in-depth look at how democratic values have widened the American
arts scene, even as it remains elite and cosmopolitan Two centuries
ago, wealthy entrepreneurs founded the American cathedrals of
culture—museums, theater companies, and symphony orchestras—to
mirror European art. But today’s American arts scene has widened
to embrace multitudes: photography, design, comics, graffiti, jazz,
and many other 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—amid
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, which was viewed as nonelite. Yet, even as art
lovers have acquired an appreciation for more diverse culture, they
carefully select and curate works that reflect their cosmopolitan,
elite, and moral tastes.
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