The Rise of a Middle-Class Tradition in Mexican Art
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14830432 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Virginia B Derr (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1961 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 385-409 |
| Publication date | 1961-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Inter-American Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0885-3118 • E-ISSN: 2326-4047 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/164845 |
| OpenAlex | W2783461380 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
If the happenings in twentieth-century Mexican art could be translated into musical notation, the score would resemble a movement of a symphony with two major themes. The original theme, that of a Revolutionary art for the masses, was stated loudly and boldly at the opening of the movement. Slowly a counter-theme, that of a conservative art for the middle-class, began to emerge. The strains of the second theme have been especially perceptible since 1940; the two melodies have woven together in a counterpoint pattern for twenty years. Gradually, the conservative theme is becoming predominant over the everweakening notes of the radical one
Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Counterpoint · Epistemology · Linguistics · Literature · Melody · Middle class · Musical · Notation · Political science · Sociology · Symphony · Visual arts · History · Law · Philosophy · Youth Culture and Social Dynamics
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |