Thomas E. Crow
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| - | Although critiques of art may have its origins in the origins of art itself, art criticism as a genre is credited to have acquired its modern form by the 18th century. | + | '''Thomas E. Crow''' (born 1948) is an American [[art historian]] and [[art critic]] who is best known for his influential writing on the role of art in modern society and culture. |
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| - | The first writer to acquire an individual reputation as an art critic in 18th C. France was [[La Font de Saint-Yenne]] who wrote about the [[Salon of 1737]] and wrote primarily to entertain while including anti-monarchist rhetoric in his prose. | + | |
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| - | The 18th C. French writer [[Denis Diderot]] is usually credited with the invention of the modern medium of art criticism. Diderot's "The Salon of 1765" was one of the first real attempts to capture art in words. According to art historian [[Thomas E. Crow]], "When Diderot took up art criticism it was on the heels of the first generation of professional writers who made it their business to offer descriptions and judgments of contemporary painting and sculpture. The demand for such commentary was a product of the similarly novel institution of regular, free, public exhibitions of the latest art." [Published in ''Diderot on Art I'', p.x] | + | |
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Thomas E. Crow (born 1948) is an American art historian and art critic who is best known for his influential writing on the role of art in modern society and culture.
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