‘Worked for the Sheer Love of It’: Women’s Belonging and Adversity in the Black Mountain College Art Department, 1941-1954.

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Oliver, B. (2020). ‘Worked for the Sheer Love of It’: Women’s Belonging and Adversity in the Black Mountain College Art Department, 1941-1954. Unc Charlotte Electronic Theses And Dissertations.
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Abstract

In 1941 and 1944, two women arrived as art students at the progressive and experimental Black Mountain College in North Carolina. There, under the college’s mission, experienced a progressive education model influenced by John Dewey. As they moved to serving as instructors, however, their treatment began to change. This thesis analyzes their experiences at Black Mountain College in the 1940s using the women’s interviews conducted by researchers. Considering the more conservative societal and cultural atmosphere of the time, it studies how these influences found their way into the art department despite the college’s overall resistance toward traditional ideals.

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Author

Oliver, Brigitte

Title

‘Worked for the Sheer Love of It’: Women’s Belonging and Adversity in the Black Mountain College Art Department, 1941-1954.

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1 online resource (61 pages) : PDF

Date

2020

Degree Granting Institution

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Abstract

In 1941 and 1944, two women arrived as art students at the progressive and experimental Black Mountain College in North Carolina. There, under the college’s mission, experienced a progressive education model influenced by John Dewey. As they moved to serving as instructors, however, their treatment began to change. This thesis analyzes their experiences at Black Mountain College in the 1940s using the women’s interviews conducted by researchers. Considering the more conservative societal and cultural atmosphere of the time, it studies how these influences found their way into the art department despite the college’s overall resistance toward traditional ideals.

Genre

masters theses

Subjects--Topics

Art--Study and teaching
History

Subjects--Places

America

Degree

M.A.

Keywords

Art Department
Black Mountain College
Equality
North Carolina Arts
Progressivism
Women's History

Subject Area

History

Advisor(s)

Shapiro, Aaron

Committee Members

Cox, Karen
Ramsey, Sonya

Degree Note

Thesis (M.A.)--University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2020.

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