Murals speak louder than words : Nelson Rockefeller - Diego Rivera clash and making of the US art culturre during the 1930's

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buir.advisorKohn, Edward P.
dc.contributor.authorPınar, Gözde
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-08T20:07:07Z
dc.date.available2016-01-08T20:07:07Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.descriptionAnkara : The Department of History, İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent Univ., 2013.en_US
dc.descriptionThesis (Master's) -- Bilkent University, 2013.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study examines part of the US art culture, more specifically the transformation it underwent during the 1930’s through the case study, Nelson Rockefeller-Diego Rivera clash. This clash has such an importance in the US history as it triggered the questions of function in art in the US. The study mainly argues that by triggering these questions, Rockefeller-Rivera clash and Rivera himself contributed to the change in the perception of art work in the US during New Deal. They contributed to the emergence of federal programs which not only offered work relief for the unemployed artists but also motivated the poverty-stricken American nation and iv injected a “cultural nationalism” as the Historian Harris states1 . More and more examples of artwork began to address social issues and went against the notion of “art for art’s sake.” The clash was also instrumental in organizing American painters and depicting them the advantage of federal funding over patronage. This research also demonstrates the culturally symbiotic relation between the US and Mexican cultures during 1933 through art. Conclusively, it brings a new approach to Rivera-Rockefeller clash, which was regarded to be a morbid phenomenon. The contribution of the clash to the change in the perception of American art, which ended up turning into “actionable” art during the New Deal, was remarkable. This type of art reached out more American people and became democratized to some extent.en_US
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dc.description.statementofresponsibilityPınar, Gözdeen_US
dc.format.extentx, 104 pages, illustrationsen_US
dc.identifier.itemidB128571
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/28993
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectDiego Rivera - Nelson Rockefeller clashen_US
dc.subjectMexican arten_US
dc.subjectUS arten_US
dc.subjectnew deal arten_US
dc.subjectmural paintingen_US
dc.subjectFederal Art Projecten_US
dc.subject1930'sen_US
dc.subject.lccN8838 .P55 2013en_US
dc.subject.lcshSocial realism--United Sates.en_US
dc.subject.lcshNew Deal, 1930-1939.en_US
dc.subject.lcshArt and society--United States.en_US
dc.subject.lcshArt--Censorship--United States.en_US
dc.subject.lcshMural painting and decoration, Mexican.en_US
dc.titleMurals speak louder than words : Nelson Rockefeller - Diego Rivera clash and making of the US art culturre during the 1930'sen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineHistory
thesis.degree.grantorBilkent University
thesis.degree.levelMaster's
thesis.degree.nameMA (Master of Arts)

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