James Sloane Allen, art historian

Artists, advertising & the borders of art (1995)

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John A. Walker - 01 May 96

Artists, advertising & the borders of art (1995) by Michele H. Bogart (University of Chicago Press). This book’s title needed the qualifying adjective "American" because it is a history of the complex, constantly fluctuating relations between fine and commercial art in the United States...

James Sloane Allen, art historian

The Romance of commerce and culture: capitalism, modernism, and the Chicago-Aspen crusade for cultural reform

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John A. Walker - 01 May 84

The Romance of commerce and culture: capitalism, modernism, and the Chicago-Aspen crusade for cultural reform by James Sloan Allen (University of Chicago Press, 1983) Are the materialist values and goals of big business compatible with the spiritual goals and values of high culture? What role...

James Sloane Allen, art historian