Category Archives: Ludington, Townsend
Interpreting American Culture: (1) Regionalism; (2) Dos Passos
John L. Thomas, in discussing regionalism in the United States, argues that historian and writer Lewis Mumford as the dean of American regionalists in that he espoused acceptance of regionalism “as a cultural motive” which should underlie regional planning. Thomas states … Continue reading
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Tagged John Dos Passos, Lewis Mumford, regionalism
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Native Subject: The Life and Work of Marsden Hartley
Thomas Gaehtgens and Townsend Ludington talk about Ludington’s book Marsden Hartley: The Biography of an American Painter. Hartley was among the first American modernist painters, although less well-known than his contemporaries Georgia O’Keefe and John Marin. In personal terms, Hartley was a … Continue reading
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Tagged American artists, American literature, American painters, Marsden Hartley
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