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Branigan, Michelle Marie. "A Biography of Frances Brand, An American Painter and Social Activist," Folklore and American Studies, Indiana University, November 1998.
This dissertation is a biography of the American artist and social activist Frances Brand (1901-1990). Interdisciplinary in nature, it chronicles the artistic and political achievements of Brand, examines the motives and ideals behind her work, and analyzes her notions of democracy, citizenship, and artistic value. This work addresses the problems of interpretation of both oral and visual narrative evidence. Its four organizing themes examine the relationship of folklore to biography, American Studies, the concept of community and museums. In examining the similarities between life histories and biographies it discusses the methodological problems shared by biographers and folklorists. This dissertation also analyzes Brand’s paintings, in particular looking at ways in which the portraits she painted evoke and mediate ties within her community. Finally, it discusses folklore’s contribution to the public sector, looking in particular at its potential alliance with the emerging phenomenon of “ecomuseums.”
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