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Beschreibung

A revealing cultural history of this American art form.

In her intriguing and heavily illustrated look at post office murals of the 1930s, Karal Ann Marling examines these unique government-sponsored works of art not only as paintings but as part of American cultural history. Depicting scenes from the farm, the frontier, and the factories, these murals were commissioned by the Treasury Department during the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Placed in the building where everyone in town had reason to stop, the thousand-odd paintings discussed here were truly intended to hold appeal for everyone. This spirited and often irreverent discussion offers a close look at the murals and what they represented to small-town America during the Great Depression.

A revealing cultural history of this American art form.

In her intriguing and heavily illustrated look at post office murals of the 1930s, Karal Ann Marling examines these unique government-sponsored works of art not only as paintings but as part of American cultural history. Depicting scenes from the farm, the frontier, and the factories, these murals were commissioned by the Treasury Department during the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Placed in the building where everyone in town had reason to stop, the thousand-odd paintings discussed here were truly intended to hold appeal for everyone. This spirited and often irreverent discussion offers a close look at the murals and what they represented to small-town America during the Great Depression.

Zusammenfassung
Karal Ann marling is professor of American studies and art history at the University of Minnesota. She is author of numerous books on American culture, including The Colossus of Roads (also published by the University of Minnesota Press), Designing Disney's Theme Parks, Graceland: Going Home with Elvis, and George Washington Slept Here.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2000
Genre: Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780816636730
ISBN-10: 0816636737
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Marling, Karal Ann
Auflage: First edition
Hersteller: University of Minnesota Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Mare Nostrum Group B.V., Doelen 72, ?-4831 GR Breda, gpsr@mare-nostrum.co.uk
Maße: 19 x 152 x 229 mm
Von/Mit: Karal Ann Marling
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.06.2000
Gewicht: 0,532 kg
Artikel-ID: 133521341