Project Gutenberg 2022-12-18 Public domain in the USA. 142 McColvin, Lionel R. (Lionel Roy) 1896 1976 McColvin, Lionel Roy Euterpe; or, The future of art $aUnited Kingdom :$bKegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd.,$c1926. To-day and to-morrow Tim Lindell, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Euterpe; or, The future of art" by Lionel R. McColvin is a sociological exploration of the evolution of art and its reception in society, written in the early 20th century. This publication examines the transition in "art-life" during a time when mechanical reproduction and mass production were reshaping how art was created and consumed. The book argues that the appreciation of art holds greater significance than the mere production of it, advocating for a more democratic access to varied artistic forms to enhance cultural appreciation. In this work, McColvin discusses the impact of mechanization and commercialism on artistic quality, emphasizing how these factors have led to an increased quantity of art available, while potentially decreasing the average quality of artistic experience. He assesses how historical shifts in patronage and public access influence artistic taste across different mediums—such as music, literature, and visual arts. Ultimately, McColvin calls for an educational approach to improve public artistic appreciation and a cooperative model to ensure that quality art remains accessible, arguing that such measures are essential for the future of meaningful artistic engagement. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.b3148340 20211111022650mccolvin 1926 GB Reading ease score: 50.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Art N Text Category: Art Category: Sociology 126448 2025-06-27T11:38:02.074001 text/html 101722 2024-10-19T02:48:08 text/html 544616 2025-06-27T11:38:06.106999 application/epub+zip 543267 2025-06-27T11:38:03.326967 application/epub+zip 206253 2025-06-27T11:38:02.556046 application/epub+zip 998255 2025-06-27T11:38:08.084945 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 755234 2025-06-27T11:38:05.556021 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 107453 2025-06-27T11:38:01.831999 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 87434 2024-10-19T02:48:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15843 2025-06-27T11:38:08.212969 application/rdf+xml 17999 2025-06-27T11:38:02.772005 image/jpeg 2456 2025-06-27T11:38:02.665997 image/jpeg 734952 2025-06-27T11:38:02.094988 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia