Title: Regionalist Radio: Thomas Hart Benton on<i>Art for Your Sake</i>
Abstract:AbstractOn January 6, 1940, the popular radio program Art for Your Sake aired an elaborate dramatization of Thomas Hart Benton's art and life over stations on the NBC network. Considered alongside NBC...AbstractOn January 6, 1940, the popular radio program Art for Your Sake aired an elaborate dramatization of Thomas Hart Benton's art and life over stations on the NBC network. Considered alongside NBC documents and selected paintings by the artist, the dramatization—in which the artist likely participated—presents in a new, critical light questions posed by Regionalism, pointing as well to that artistic movement's often overlooked mission of the mass distribution of cultural products. For radio and Regionalism alike, constructing a national identity was only one part of the agenda; reaching that nation was equally important. Additional informationNotes on contributorsLeo G. MazowLeo G. Mazow is curator of American art at the Palmer Museum of Art at the Pennsylvania State University, where he is also affiliate associate professor of art history. The author of essays on George Inness and John Covert, he is the contributing editor of Picturing the Banjo (2005) [Palmer Museum of Art, the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa., 16802, [email protected]].Read More
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-03-01
Language: en
Type: article
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