The American Art-Union Melaine Nicholson This unbalanced relationship

This unbalanced relationship

The works on display demonstrate that the Georgian tradition is a living tradition

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Center for Leadership Studies

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The American Art-Union Melaine Nicholson This unbalanced relationshipThe first comprehensive treatment in seventy years of the American Art Union's remarkable rise and fall For over a decade, the New York based American Art Union shaped art creation, display, and patronage nationwide. Boasting as many as 19,000 members from almost every state, its meteoric rise and its sudden and spectacular collapse still raise a crucial question: Why did such a successful and influential institution fail? The American Art Union