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Yaddo : making American culture

Title
Yaddo : making American culture / edited by Micki McGee.
Publication
  • New York : The New York Public Library : Columbia University Press, 2008.
  • ©2008

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Additional Authors
  • McGee, Micki
  • New York Public Library, host institution.
Description
x, 169 pages : illustrations (some color), map; 29 cm
Summary
"Established by a pair of philanthropists who believed adamantly in the power of creativity, Yaddo has hosted some of the twentieth century's most renowned writers, composers, and visual artists." "Richly illustrated with photographs, prints, intimate letters, papers, and ephemera from archives and collections at both Yaddo and The New York Public Library - many of which have never before been seen by the public - Yaddo provides a window into the workings of this famously private institution and insight into the lives and circumstances of the artists who lived and worked there. It examines the relationship between the premier artists' colony and the ideals of democracy and individuality that inform an American vision. This volume shares the stories of individuals who visited the haven and highlights the debates and controversies that threatened to break apart its tranquility. Yaddo revisits the major moments of twentieth-century American culture and history."--Jacket.
Subject
  • Yaddo (Artists' colony) > Exhibitions
  • Yaddo (Artists' colony)
  • 1900-1999
  • Arts, American > New York (State) > Saratoga Springs > 20th century > Exhibitions
  • Arts, American
  • New York (State) > Saratoga Springs
Genre/Form
Exhibition catalogs.
Note
  • Published on the occasion of an exhibition presented at the New York Public Library, Oct. 24, 2008-Feb. 15, 2009.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-150) and index.
Contents
Creative power : Yaddo and the making of American culture / Micki McGee -- Refuge and crucible : Newton Arvin's Yaddo / Barry Werth -- The trailblazer : Aaron Copland and the Festivals of American Music / Tim Page -- In good company : visual artists at Yaddo / Karl E. Willers -- The ghosts of Yaddo : what they taught / Allan Gurganus -- Living with artists / Helen Vendler -- The longest stay : Agnes Smedley, Yaddo, and the "Lowell affair" / Ruth Price -- Writ in water : the rise and fall of literary reputations / David Gates -- Crème de la crème : highbrows, lowbrows, voracious omnivores, high, low, and hi-lo / Marcelle Clements.
Call Number
JQF 19-425
ISBN
  • 9780231147361
  • 0231147368
  • 9780231147378
  • 0231147376
LCCN
2008023729
OCLC
226360217
Title
Yaddo : making American culture / edited by Micki McGee.
Publisher
New York : The New York Public Library : Columbia University Press, 2008.
Copyright Date
©2008
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-150) and index.
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Chronological Term
1900-1999
Added Author
McGee, Micki, editor.
New York Public Library, host institution.
Research Call Number
JQF 19-425
Pres. Div. NX511.S39 Y33 2008
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