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Product Identifiers

PublisherColumbia University Press

ISBN-100231147376

ISBN-139780231147378

eBay Product ID (ePID)66595073

Product Key Features

Number of Pages184 Pages

Publication NameYaddo : Making American Culture

LanguageEnglish

SubjectAmerican / General, United States / General

Publication Year2008

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Art, History

AuthorMicki Mcgee

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0 in

Item Weight24.6 Oz

Item Length1.1 in

Item Width0.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2008-023729

Reviews"Few names in American arts and letters resonate like Yaddo... This lavishly detailed book offers an intimate glimpse into life at this enchanting and storied retreat." -- Publishers Weekly, "[A] beautifully illustrated and engagingly compiled book." -- Angus Trumble, Times Literary Supplement, Few names in American arts and letters resonate like Yaddo... This lavishly detailed book offers an intimate glimpse into life at this enchanting and storied retreat.

Dewey Edition22

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal700.974748

Table Of ContentForeword, by David S. Ferriero and Elaina Richardson Preface 1. Creative Power: Yaddo and the Making of American Culture, by Micki McGee 2. Refuge and Crucible: Newton Arvin's Yaddo, by Barry Werth 3. The Trailblazer: Aaron Copland and the Festivals of American Music, by Tim Page 4. In Good Company: Visual Artists at Yaddo, by Karl E. Willers 5. The Ghosts of Yaddo: What They Taught, by Allan Gurganus 6. Living with Artists Is More Fun, by Helen Vendler 7. The Longest Stay: Agnes Smedley, Yaddo, and the "Lowell Affair", by Ruth Price 8. Writ in Water: The Rise and Fall of Literary Reputations, by David Gates 9. Crème de la Crème: Highbrows, Lowbrows, Voracious Omnivores, High, Low, and Hi-Lo, by Marcelle Clements Note on the Trasks and the Founding of Yaddo Yaddo Timeline, 1874-1980 Acknowledgments List of Contributors Illustration Credits Index

SynopsisEstablished by a pair of philanthropists who believed adamantly in the power of creativity, Yaddo has hosted some of the twentieth century's most renowned writers, composers, and visual artists, including Hannah Arendt, James Baldwin, Saul Bellow, Leonard Bernstein, Elizabeth Bishop, Truman Capote, Flannery O'Connor, Aaron Copland, Langston Hughes, Carson McCullers, Sylvia Plath, Philip Roth, and Clyfford Still. Richly illustrated with photographs, prints, intimate letters, papers, and ephemera from archives and collections at both Yaddo and The New York Public Library--many of which have never before been seen by the public-- Yaddo offers a window into the workings of this famously private institution and insight into the lives and circumstances of the artists who lived and worked there. It examines the relationship between the premier artists' colony and the ideals of democracy and individuality that inform an American vision. From Aaron Copland to Robert Lowell, from Agnes Smedley to Langston Hughes, the volume shares the stories of those who visited this haven and highlights the debates and controversies that threatened to break apart its tranquility. With essays by Marcelle Clements, David Gates, Allan Gurganus, Tim Page, Ruth Price, Barry Werth, Karl Emil Willers, and Helen Vendler, along with an overview by curator Micki McGee, Yaddo revisits the major moments of twentieth-century American culture and history., Yaddo is a rich account of America's premier artists' retreat, which has hosted some of the twentieth century's most renowned writers, composers, and visual artists. Hannah Arendt, James Baldwin, Saul Bellow, Leonard Bernstein, Elizabeth Bishop, Truman Capote, Flannery O'Connor, Aaron Copland, Langston Hughes, Carson McCullers, Sylvia Plath, Philip Roth, Clyfford Still, and William Carlos Williams all lived and worked at Yaddo. Richly illustrated with photographs, prints, intimate letters,papers, and ephemera from archives and collections at both Yaddo and TheNew York Public Library, this collection provides a window into the famously private institution, recounting the experiences of the artists who took advantage of a bucolic retreat to tap into--and mingle with--genius. With essays by Marcelle Clements, David Gates, Allan Gurganus, Tim Page, Ruth Price, Barry Werth, Karl Emil Willers, and Helen Vendler, and an overview by curator Micki McGee, Yaddo is a collaborative project that revisits the major moments of twentieth-century American culture and history.

LC Classification NumberNX511.S39Y33 2008