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Review Of "The Food Axis: Cooking, Eating, And The Architecture Of American Houses" By E.C. Cromley, Julie Nicoletta
Review Of "The Food Axis: Cooking, Eating, And The Architecture Of American Houses" By E.C. Cromley, Julie Nicoletta
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Review Of "Architecture And Artifacts Of The Pennsylvania Germans: Constructing Identity In Early America" By C.G. Falk, Julie Nicoletta
Review Of "Architecture And Artifacts Of The Pennsylvania Germans: Constructing Identity In Early America" By C.G. Falk, Julie Nicoletta
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Art Out Of Place: International Art Exhibits At The New York World's Fair Of 1964-1965, Julie Nicoletta
Art Out Of Place: International Art Exhibits At The New York World's Fair Of 1964-1965, Julie Nicoletta
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Set against the backdrop of the cold war, the New York World's Fair of 19641965 emphasized capitalism and commercialization while it downplayed art as an element that should be elevated above other exhibits. This emphasis placed art in settings that seemed populist, even vulgar to some critics, in order to attract as many visitors as possible. Adding to this perception that the fair lacked high culture, officials did not sponsor any exhibits showcasing art despite the fact that most earlier fairs had at least one pavilion dedicated to art. The two most distinctive features of the 1964-1965 fair no separate …
The Architecture Of Control: Shaker Dwelling Houses And The Reform Movement In Early-Nineteenth-Century America, Julie Nicoletta
The Architecture Of Control: Shaker Dwelling Houses And The Reform Movement In Early-Nineteenth-Century America, Julie Nicoletta
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By comparing the development of Shaker dwelling houses with the Quaker-led reform of prisons and insane asylums during the Second Great Awakening, this article places Shaker architecture into a larger context of reform in early-nineteenth-century America. In it, I demonstrate how and why the Shakers incorporated ideas from the outside world and applied them to their own buildings as a means to shape and control behavior. An examination of specific structures and contemporary discourses on reform architecture reveals similarities between Shaker buildings and those of mainstream society. In all its villages, the sect reproduced architectural forms largely developed by Shaker …
The Gendering Of Order And Disorder: Mother Ann Lee And Shaker Architecture, Julie Nicoletta
The Gendering Of Order And Disorder: Mother Ann Lee And Shaker Architecture, Julie Nicoletta
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