The M.E.Sharpe Library of Franklin D.Roosevelt Studies: v. 1: Franklin D.Roosevelt and the Shaping of American Political Culture

by Young,Nancy Beck

• ISBN13: 9780765606204
• ISBN10: 0765606208
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-09-30
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

How did Americans respond to the economic catastrophe of 1929? In what ways did the social and cultural responses of the American people inform the politics of the period? How did changes in political beliefs alter cultural activities? This volume examines the presidency of FDR through a very distinctive set of lenses: the representation of FDR in film and popular culture, discussions of New Deal art and art policy, the social and political meanings of public architecture, 1930s music, and many more.

Table of Contents

Introduction and Summary	1	(8)
Nancy Beck Young
Part One: FDR
The Popular Iconography of FDR	9	(10)
Lynn Y. Weiner
Ronald T. Tallman
The Sun Comes Out Tomorrow	19	(23)
Ron Briley
Part Two: Art, Architecture, and Music of the 1930s
Federal Arts Policy and Political Legitimation	42	(21)
Graham Barnfield
A Reassessment of New Deal Art	63	(10)
Francine Carraro
Heroes in Texas Post Office Murals	73	(8)
Philip Parisi
WPA Frescoes: Louisiana's Depression Era Economy	81	(7)
Mary R. Zimmerman
WPA Buildings in Northwest Louisiana	88	(10)
Mary R. Zimmerman
The WPA's Forgotten Muse	98	(21)
Arthur R. Jarvis, Jr.
Part Three: Popular Culture
Don't Let Hitler (or the Depression) Kill Baseball	119	(15)
Ron Briley
Cultural Chronology	134	(2)
Biographical Digest	136	(9)
List of Contributors	145	(2)
Index	147