The Arts Workshop of Rural America: A Study of the Rural Arts Program of the Agricultural Extension Service

Marjorie Patten

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The Arts Workshop of Rural America

A Study of the Rural Arts Program of the Agricultural Extension Service

Marjorie Patten

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1937

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Explains the cultural contributions of the Rural Arts Program of the Agricultural Extension Service. Includes the story of the rise of a host of home-spun leisure-time activities among farm people during the early 20th century.

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Social Sciences Education Education, other

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Foreword Edmund De S. Brunner Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
I. Introducing the Farmers’ Leisure-Time Program Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
II. How the Program Grew Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	8
III. Patterns of Work Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
IV. The Part That Drama Plays Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	20
V. Drama Festivals in Wisconsin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	24
VI. The Little Country Theatre in North Dakota Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
VII. Informal Drama in Community Planning in Ohio and New York Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
VIII. The Making of Native Folk Drama in North Carolina Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
IX. An Integrated Arts Program in the University of Colorado Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
X. Corn, Hogs, and Opera in Iowa Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	92
XI. The Part That Music Plays Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	110
XII. A Leadership Training Center at Jackson’s Mill, West Virginia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117
XIII. An Experiment in Regional Planning at Oglebay Park, Wheeling, West Virginia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
XIV. The Little Stringed People Play Their Parts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	136
XV. Farmers Write Their Own Plays Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	143
XVI. The Importance of Folk Events Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	152
XVII. Hobbies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	160
XVIII. Arts and Crafts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169
XIX. Art Exhibits in Rural Galleries Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
XX. Radio Has Its Place in the Program Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	180
XXI. Some of the Problems Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	184
XXII. Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197

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May 6, 2019

eBook ISBN:

9780231891974

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204

https://doi.org/10.7312/patt93092

eBook ISBN: 9780231891974

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