Art work : women artists and democracy in mid-nineteenth-century New York /

Masten, April F.,

Art work : women artists and democracy in mid-nineteenth-century New York / April F. Masten. - 1 online resource (328 pages) : illustrations. - The arts and intellectual life in modern America . - Arts and intellectual life in modern America. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]-305) and index.

Introduction : "American Louvre" -- Democratic proclivities -- "The unity of art" -- "Art fever" -- "Harrahed for the Union" -- "Laborers in the field of the beautiful" -- "An easier and surer path" -- "A combination of adverse circumstances".

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Women artists--Social conditions.--New York (State)--New York
Women artists--Economic conditions.--New York (State)--New York
Art and society--History--New York (State)--New York--19th century.


Electronic books.

N8354 / .M38 2008

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