Title: Confronting modernity : art and society in Louisiana /
Authors: Megraw, Richard.
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi,
Year: 2008
Subjects: Woodward, Ellsworth, Political and social views.; Saxon, Lyle, Political and social views.; Arts and society Louisiana History; Arts, American Louisiana
Abstract: "Confronting Modernity: Art and Society in Louisiana examines how the conflicts and benefits of modernity's nationalizing influences were reflected and resisted by the state's artists in the first half of the twentieth century. In Louisiana, such change not only produced the turbulent politics of the Huey Long era but also provoked debate over new ideas on art and social roles for artists." "Including over seventy-five images, Confronting Modernity explores how Louisiana's struggles with America's rush to modernize mirrored battles for autonomy happening between artists and governments across the country."--book jacket.
Contents: "A whirl of modernisms" -- "The most perfect expressions of locality" -- American scene -- The writing on the wall -- "Art for the millions" -- Louisiana guide -- "The grandest picture" -- Epilogue: do you know what it means?