"Framing the Audience" explores the cultural politics of the Great Depression and World War II through the prism of art appreciation. Isadora Helfgott interrogates the ideological and political motivations for breaking down barriers between fine art and popular culture. She charts the impact that changes in art appreciation had on the broader political, social, cultural, and artistic landscape.

"Framing the Audience" argues that efforts to expand the social basis of art became intertwined with and helped shape broader debates about national identity and the future of American political...

"Framing the Audience" explores the cultural politics of the Great Depression and World War II through the prism of art appreciation. Isadora Helfgott interrogates the ideological and political motivations for breaking down barriers between fine art and popular culture. She charts the impact that changes in art appreciation had on the broader political, social, cultural, and artistic landscape.

"Framing the Audience" argues that efforts to expand the social basis of art became intertwined with and helped shape broader debates about national identity and the future of American political...