Things of the Spirit Art and Healing in the American Body Politic 1929 1941 First Edition by George Van Cleve Speer ISBN 1433115689 9781433115684

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ISBN 10: 1433115689 

ISBN 13: 9781433115684

Author: George Van Cleve Speer

In the 1930s, the crises brought about by the Depression, climatic devastation, and the rearmament of Europe led Americans from all walks of life to believe that capitalism and technology had synthesized into a monstrous force that threatened the human race. And yet, this chaotic decade also witnessed an unprecedented level of support, both rhetorical and institutional, for the importance of art in the lives of everyday Americans. This book investigates that paradox, asking why, when simple survival presented its own obstacles, our historically pragmatic culture began to define art as a necessity rather than a luxury. To answer this question, the book traces the symbolism of the embattled and recuperative body across a broad spectrum of American culture in the Machine Age. The book situates this symbolism within the commentary of artists, novelists, critics, and educators who trusted in the power of artistic expression and the experience of art to restore the health of the body politic.

Table of contents:

Chapter One: We Have Good News and Bad News: Fascist Contagion and American Antibodies
Chapter Two: Back to the Garden: Regionalism, Manly Men, and the Madonna of the Meadow 
Chapter Three: Gentle Persuasion: Detroit Industry and the Labor of Art 
Chapter Four: ‘Good Art is Life–Giving’: Activism, Abstraction, and the Sociality of Art 

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