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A New Deal for Native art : Indian arts and federal policy, 1933-1943 /

"As the Great Depression touched every corner of America, the New Deal promoted indigenous arts and crafts as a means of bootstrapping Native American peoples. But New Deal administrators' romanticization of indigenous artists predisposed them to favor pre-industrial forms rather than art...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McLerran, Jennifer
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, ©2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Introduction: A New Deal for Native art
  • Saving Native arts from the tourist
  • A folk culture for the Americas
  • The development of a new federal Indian policy
  • Indian arts and crafts cooperatives and Indian extension service arts and crafts programs
  • Museum display of Indian art
  • Indian New Deal mural projects
  • The Civilian Conservation Corps, Indian Division.