Visual Art and the Urban Evolution of the New South |
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Author:
| Pollack, Deborah C. |
ISBN: | 978-1-61117-432-8 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2015 |
Publisher: | University of South Carolina Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $89.00 |
Book Description:
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Explores the influence of artists in the evolution of six southern US cities - Atlanta, Charleston, New Orleans, Louisville, Austin, and Miami - from 1865 to 1950. Deborah C. Pollack identifies "cultural strivers" - philanthropists, women's organizations, entrepreneurs, writers, architects, politicians, and dreamers - who united with visual artists to champion the arts both as a means of cultural preservation and as mechanisms of civic progress.
Explores the influence of artists in the evolution of six southern US cities - Atlanta, Charleston, New Orleans, Louisville, Austin, and Miami - from 1865 to 1950. Deborah C. Pollack identifies "cultural strivers" - philanthropists, women's organizations, entrepreneurs, writers, architects, politicians, and dreamers - who united with visual artists to champion the arts both as a means of cultural preservation and as mechanisms of civic progress.