Shaker fever : America's twentieth-century fascination with a communitarian sect /

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"Americans were enthralled by the Shakers in the years between 1925 and 1965. They bought Shaker furniture, saw Shaker worship services enacted on Broadway, sang Shaker songs, dressed in Shaker-inspired garb, collected Shaker artifacts, and restored Shaker villages. William D. Moore analyzes th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Moore, William D., 1963- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 2020.
Colección:Public history in historical perspective.
Temas:
Shakers > United States > Public opinion.
Shakers
Shakers.
1900-1999
Arts, American > 20th century > Themes, motives.
Arts américains > 20e siècle > Thèmes, motifs.
HISTORY > General.
Arts, American > Themes, motives
Intellectual life
Public opinion
United States > Intellectual life > 20th century.
États-Unis > Vie intellectuelle > 20e siècle.
United States
USA
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Series
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Shaker Fever
  • Chapter 1. Visualizing the Shakers
  • The Early Museum Exhibits at the New York State Museum, the Berkshire Museum, and the Whitney Museum of American Art
  • Chapter 2. "A Native Tradition with a Future"
  • The Shakers, the New Deal, and National Design
  • Chapter 3. "Using Material from Our Own History in the Arts"
  • Performing the Shakers, 1930-1950
  • Chapter 4. Instituting a Shaker Museum
  • The Shaker Museum at Old Chatham and the Yale University Art Gallery
  • Chapter 5. "Real Americana"
  • Shaker Pageants, Adapted Sites, Folk Music, and Heritage Tourism
  • Chapter 6. Opening the Villages to the Public, 1955-1965
  • Postscript: "Borrowed Light"
  • Persistent Symptoms of Shaker Fever
  • Notes
  • Index
  • Back Cover

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