| Description |
x, 169 p. : ill. (some col.), map, facisms ; 28 cm. |
| Note |
Published on the occasion of an exhibition presented at the New York Public Library, Oct. 24, 2008-Feb. 15, 2009. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [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. |
| Subject |
Yaddo (Artist's colony) -- Exhibitions.
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Arts, American -- New York (State) -- Saratoga Springs -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
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Artist colonies -- New York (State) -- Saratoga Springs -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
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Artists -- New York (State) -- Saratoga Springs -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
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Saratoga Springs (N.Y.) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
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| Added Author |
McGee, Micki, editor.
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New York Public Library.
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| Added Title |
Making American culture |
| ISBN |
9780231147361 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0231147368 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780231147378 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0231147376 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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