Tag Ruth Erickson

March 11, 2016
in Art & Architecture, David Ebony and ARTbooks

The Legacy of Black Mountain College—An Experiment in Higher Education: Interview with Ruth Erickson by David Ebony

March 11, 2016
in Art & Architecture, David Ebony and ARTbooks

David Ebony— In the mid 1930s, the years leading up to World War II, America’s great socialist moment was underway. New Deal programs like the Works Progress Administration employed thousands in arts, architecture, theater, literature and the media, who transformed the country’s cultural landscape forever. This dynamic spirit carried over

February 21, 2016
in Art & Architecture

Black Mountain College: A Progressive Education

February 21, 2016
in Art & Architecture

The “landmark,” “deeply researched,” “curatorial triumph” of an exhibition Leap Before You Look: Black Mountain College, 1933-1957 opens today, February 21st, at UCLA’s Hammer Museum, having finished its successful run at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. It “is a show not only every art-school student in this region