Century of Arts and Letters - The History of National Institute of Arts & Letters American Academy

With its ranks limited to 250 members, the American Academy of Arts and Letters is counted among the foremost honors an American in the arts can receive. For this tribute to the Academy, eleven of its current members provide illuminating insights into those artists whom members have held in high esteem--and those they have not. 85 photos.

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Forward, by John Updike
Acknowledgments
1898-1907: The Founders' Story, by R. W. B. Lewis
1908-1917: Idealism and Patriotism, by Louis Auchincloss
1918-1927: Against Modernity--Annals of the Temple, by Cynthia Ozick
1928-1937: The Infiltration of Modernity, by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
1938-1947: Decade of the Row, by John Updike
1948-1957: The Testimony of Two Artists, by Richard Lippold and Wolf Kahn
1958-1967: Rounding Camelot, by Norman Mailer
1968-1977: Housekeeping in a Messy World, by Jack Beeson
1978-1987: Holding the High Ground, by Ada Louise Huxtable
1988-1997: Decade of Reunion, by Hortense Calisher
Appendix: Academy Members, Past and Present
Index

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Edited by John Updike

Riassunto

A history of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, told by 12 of its members. The book documents the organization and offers insight into the workings of the American cultural establishment in the 20th century, detailing those artists the members held in high esteem, and those they did not.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: R. W. Lewis, John Updike
• Con la collaborazione di: John Updike (Editore)
• Editore: Columbia University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 20.05.1998
• EAN: 9780231102483
• ISBN: 978-0-231-10248-3
• Pagine: 346
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; USA, The arts: general issues, ART / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, The arts: general topics