Article ID: CBB232998116

The Industrial Landscape in America, 1800-1840: Ideology into Art (1986)

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Jadviga M. da Costa Nunes (Author)


IA. The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology
Volume: 12
Issue: 2
Pages: 19-38


Publication Date: 1986
Edition Details: THEME ISSUE: IA IN ART
Language: English

Among the earliest works of art that responded to the call for an "American" art that defined and celebrated the national identity, industrial landscapes played a significant role in promoting a favorable image of industrialization during the critical years when industry was introduced into the American economy. The images made manifestly visible the claims of the pro-industrialists that industry could coexist harmoniously with agriculture and could make a positive contribution to the transformation of the wilderness into a fruitful "garden."

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Article Helena E. Wright (1986) The Image Makers: The Role of the Graphic Arts in Industrialization. IA. The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology (pp. 5-18). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Betsy Fahlman
Elkind, Sarah S.
Marsh, Allison C.
Nye, David E.
Worthington, William E.
Wright, Helena
Journals
IA. The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology
Publishers
Brill
Johns Hopkins University
University of California Press
Concepts
Industrial archaeology
Technology and art
Artists
Factories
Art of Industry
Industry
People
Benton, Thomas Hart
Stephen Crane
Erich Mercker
Curry, John Steuart
Jasper F. Cropsey
Bernd Becher
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
20th century, early
Places
United States
New Jersey (U.S.)
Pennsylvania (U.S.)
Germany
New Hampshire (U.S.)
New Haven, Conn.
Institutions
Western Clay Manufacturing Compoany (Helena, MT )
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