Author: Morris, Valerie B.

Publication Year: 1981

Media Type: Report

Summary:

John Merryman and Albert Elsen's article represents new horizons for the Journal, from its former focus almost exclusively on the performing arts into the arena of the visual arts, and from a purely national scope into one that is worldwide.

Abstract:

John Merryman and Albert Elsen's article represents new horizons for the Journal, from its former focus almost exclusively on the performing arts into the arena of the visual arts, and from a purely national scope into one that is worldwide. The Merryman-Elsen article examines a complex topic in an informed and intelligent way. It sets a high standard for future The Journal of Arts Management and Law authors, both because of its well-researched documentation of the problem, and its offer of potential solutions much more complex than the standard how to or this is the way I did it approach that many authors take in the arts management field.

The subject of the Merryman-Elsen article, art theft, can be and often is, romanticized in the popular media, representing a classier type of theft than the run-of-the-mill street muggings or bank heists. Art theft in modern fiction comjures visions of glamour, exotic places and intrigue. The film Raiders of the Lost Ark is probably the most recent example of this popular romanticizing.

Arts & Intersections:

Categories: Community Development