| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 203 pages) : illustrations, map |
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The government as patron: federal support for the arts in Arizona -- Arizona welcomes you: entering the New Deal -- The cultural desert: New Deal arts agencies in Arizona -- Art in public places: New Deal murals and sculpture in Arizona -- The government lens: documentary photography in Arizona -- The landscape of Arizona: the natural and unnatural sublime -- The Depression ends: the World War II years -- Conclusion: the legacy of the New Deal in Arizona |
| Summary |
The author surveys the US government cultural initiatives implemented in the southwestern state during the New Deal era, between 1933 when Franklin Delano Roosevelt became president to 1945 when World War II ended. She explores the government as patron, entering the New Deal, arts agencies, murals and sculpture in public places, documentary photography, the natural and unnatural sublime landscape, the end of the Depression and war years, and the legacy of the New Deal in Arizona |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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Federal Art Project.
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Federal Art Project fast |
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Art, American -- Arizona -- 20th century
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New Deal art.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
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Art, American
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New Deal art
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Arizona
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780816534449 |
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0816534446 |
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