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100 1 _aMcColvin, Lionel R.
_q(Lionel Roy),
_d1896-1976
245 1 0 _aEuterpe; or, The future of art
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aTo-day and to-morrow
500 _aRelease date is 2022-12-18
508 _aTim Lindell, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
520 _a"Euterpe; or, The future of art" by Lionel R. McColvin is a sociological exploration of the evolution of art and its reception in society, written in the early 20th century. This publication examines the transition in "art-life" during a time when mechanical reproduction and mass production were reshaping how art was created and consumed. The book argues that the appreciation of art holds greater significance than the mere production of it, advocating for a more democratic access to varied artistic forms to enhance cultural appreciation. In this work, McColvin discusses the impact of mechanization and commercialism on artistic quality, emphasizing how these factors have led to an increased quantity of art available, while potentially decreasing the average quality of artistic experience. He assesses how historical shifts in patronage and public access influence artistic taste across different mediums—such as music, literature, and visual arts. Ultimately, McColvin calls for an educational approach to improve public artistic appreciation and a cooperative model to ensure that quality art remains accessible, arguing that such measures are essential for the future of meaningful artistic engagement. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd., 1926
653 _aArt
830 0 _aTo-day and to-morrow
856 4 _uhttps://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.b3148340
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69571
999 _c110352
_d110352