Art Activities in Italy

Buren, A. W. van

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“…The foreign philofascists included the American archaeologist A.W. Van Buren who had written in praise of both the regime's archaeology policy and the Foro Mussolini (Van Buren 1929a, 1929b, 1930, 1933. Jérôme Carcopino, who, as the head of the École française de Rome, also attended the Convegno, was known as a strident European imperialist.…”

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Amedeo Maiuri: Herculaneum, Archaeology and Fascist Propaganda

Brennan

2020

Bulletin of the History of Archaeology

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Amedeo Maiuri (1886-1963) is rightly considered one of the greatest Italian archaeologists of the twentieth century and his scientific archaeological work at Herculaneum has been much studied. Yet while Maiuri's work flourished under the patronage of Mussolini's fascist regime, the nature of his relationship with the party has received less attention. This paper, based both on archival sources and Maiuri's published writings, investigates Maiuri's politically committed response through archaeology, both to the ideological and the propaganda needs of the fascist regime. It is argued here that Maiuri's writings as well as his museological practice in the reconstruction of Herculaneum as a 'resurrected' and 'living' Roman town, represent an attempt to further develop the affective aspect of the fascist doctrine of romanità. Maiuri, drawn to the 'action not words' of fascism, provided the regime's propaganda with an inspiring example of what willpower, hard work and modern machines could achieve in the archaeology of the 'New Italy.'

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Section: The Bicentennial Celebrations At Herculaneum 25 September 1938mentioning

confidence: 99%

Amedeo Maiuri: Herculaneum, Archaeology and Fascist Propaganda

Brennan

2020

Bulletin of the History of Archaeology

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Art Activities in Italy

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