Background
Zolberg, Vera Lenchner was born on September 22, 1932 in Vienna, Austria. Came to the United States, 1935. Daughter of David and Gisa (Karp) Lenchner.
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Sociologists who study the arts have focused on constructing images of "the artist" as a social type and have, therefore, been criticized by art professionals for a lack of attention to the creative process and individual artistic personalities. In this book, the author examines the diverse theoretical approaches to the study of the arts and develops a sociological approach that acknowledges the importance of aesthetic imperatives and the individual creative process while also assessing the institutional, economic, and political influences on the creation of art. The author focuses on the ways in which people become artists, the institutions in which their careers unfold, the public they need to please, and the institutional and political pressures with which they must contend. Particular subjects covered include the differing relations of art to primitive and industrialized societies; the process by which works are "recreated" at different times for new social purposes; the role of the audience in the realization of artistic experiences; and the reasons for the evolution of artistic styles. This book makes a major contribution to the development of a sociology of the arts at a time when the role of the arts in society has become a subject of increasing concern to social scientists.
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Zolberg, Vera Lenchner was born on September 22, 1932 in Vienna, Austria. Came to the United States, 1935. Daughter of David and Gisa (Karp) Lenchner.
AB, Hunter College, 1953; Master of Arts in Sociology Anthropology, Boston University, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, University of Chicago, 1974.
Instructor sociology Edgewood College, Madison, Wisconsin, 1962-1964. From instructor to assistant professor St. Xavier College, Chicago, 1964-1967. Visiting professor Ecole Des Hautes Etudes, Paris, 1979-1980.
From assistant professor to associate professor Purdue University, Hammond, Indiana, 1974-1983. From senior lecturer to professor sociology department New School for Social Research, New York City, since 1983. Visiting professor sociology of arts Boekman Foundation, Amsterdam, 1992-1994.
Organizer, chair workshop on culture and arts West Europe Consortium New School New York University, Columbia University, since 1992.
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Fellow American Council Learned Societies. Member American Sociological Association (travel grant 1982, 90, fellowship 1991, chairman culture section 1990-1991, Sociology of Art of International Sociological Association (president 1990-1994).
Married Artistide R. Zolberg, February 1, 1953. Children: Erica W., Daniel R.