American Art Museums
Sanctuary or Free-For-All
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2555857 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vera L Zolberg (New School, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 377 |
| Publication date | 1984-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Forces (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-7732 • E-ISSN: 1534-7605 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2579052 |
| OpenAlex | W4234087850 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
The conflict between elitism and populism in the development of American art museums is analyzed in the light of the gap between intention and accomplishment with regard to their public education mission. In the course of examining the origins and changing character of these institutions, it is suggested that although a public mission was adduced to justify their existence and gain access to public subsidy, in fact, art museums were never really designed to be “democratic” lmost in spite of this, however, they are reaching a far broader public than their founders could have imagined. In the process, the nature of the art viewing experience has changed, as have the definitions of what constitutes Art
Aesthetics · Art · Democracy · Elitism · Political science · Politics · Populism · Public art · Public relations · Sociology · Subsidy · The arts · Visual arts · Visual arts education · Art Education and Development · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Law · Museums and Cultural Heritage
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,22 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 2026 (33) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |