Amateurism and American Visual Culture: An Introduction

Artists employ amateurism, both overtly and obliquely, for a number of reasons—to find relief from the burdens of expertise, to heighten the authenticity of their work, or to casually incorporate a new craft or technology into their fine art. But again and again, the amateur attitude works to dissip...

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Main Author:	Justin Wolff
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Language:	English
Published:	University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing 2019-05-01
Series:	Panorama
Subjects:	5.1 justin wolff twentieth-century art
Online Access:	https://editions.lib.umn.edu/panorama/article/amateurism-introduction/

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Amateurism and American Visual Culture: An Introduction

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