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https://blanton.emuseum.com/objects/14537/dance-marathon

Although subtlety is not one of the virtues of Philip Evergood's 1934 "Dance Marathon", viewers today might well require an explanation of what dance marathons were in order to understand the picture.

Once the subject is clarified, the picture provides an excellent starting point for thinking about art and the Great Depression and the possibilities and problems of "political" art then and now.

"Dance Marathon" also offers a way into some important literature of the twenties and thirties, since a dance marathon is central to hardboiled writer Horace McCoy's 1935 novel "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?".

#DanceMarathon #PhilipEvergood #Art #USArt #AmericanArt #20thCenturyArt #1930s #GreatDepression #HoraceMcCoy #TheyShootHorsesDontThey #SocialRealism

Some people on here might like young artist Jenkin Van Zyl.
His latest work combines queer ballroom elements, subversion of our present dystopian culture of productivity, and a lot of rats (among other influences). His dedication to following through on these visions seems quite impressive.

https://www.jenkinvanzyl.co.uk/surrender

#AntiWork #JenkinVanZyl #productivity #art #DanceMarathon #LoveHotel #rats

Entirely student run event raised over $15 million dollars in just one year to fight pediatric cancer.

Penn State students are awesome!

#thon #thon2023 #ftk #dancemarathon #pediatriccancer #cancersucks