A True American: William Walcutt, Nativism, and Nineteenth-Century Art
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This book argues that nativism, the hostility especially to Catholic immigrants that led to the organization of political parties like the Know-Nothings, affected the meaning of nineteenth-century American art in ways that have gone unrecognized. In an era of industrialization, nativism's erection of barriers to immigration appealed to artisans, a category that included most male artists at some stage in their career. But as importantly, its patriotic...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0823298574
ISBN13:9780823298570
Release Date:February 2022
Publisher:Fordham University Press
Length:176 Pages
Weight:1.02 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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