Author: Simpson, Charles R.

Publication Year: 1978

Media Type: Report

Summary:

This paper is an effort to demonstrate that it is dealers in fine art who, as gatekeepers, initiate the social acceptance of new directions in art style. Evidence is drawn from interviews with New York dealers, observations of the art world, and tracing the promotional origins of one new style, Photo Realism.

Abstract:

This paper is an effort to demonstrate that it is dealers in fine art who, as gatekeepers, initiate the social acceptance of new directions in art style. Evidence is drawn from interviews with New York dealers, observations of the art world, and tracing the promotional origins of one new style, Photo Realism. (Taken from abstract to the article)

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Categories: Advocacy