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The Case for Boston -
Boston was the VERY first place where original American culture originated. American portrait artists originated in new england to cater to successful merchants. A thriving craftsmen class created silvers and furniture that, although not at the level of intricacy as European designs, certainly had merit in its originality. New Amsterdam at this time did have more art than Boston, but this does not count as this art was primarily imported from Europe, and was not of original creation. In addition, literary culture primarily began in New England as well. Thoreau, Emerson, all the greats who believed that American authors had to seperate their style from the Europeans and become originators and innovators. Robert Frost, one of the most respected poets of all time, grew up and lived in New England, and his poetry has that distinctive New England flavor. Emily Dickinson is another great New England writer who actually lived on a college campus in Amherst.
Speaking of colleges - did you know that Boston has the highest proportion of college students to population of a city than anywhere in the world? This helps us keep up with the production of modern culture by being a mecca for artists and intellectuals of all sorts. College bands, college artists, college writers… they all have found their home in Boston!
Boston was the VERY first place where original American culture originated. American portrait artists originated in new england to cater to successful merchants. A thriving craftsmen class created silvers and furniture that, although not at the level of intricacy as European designs, certainly had merit in its originality. New Amsterdam at this time did have more art than Boston, but this does not count as this art was primarily imported from Europe, and was not of original creation. In addition, literary culture primarily began in New England as well. Thoreau, Emerson, all the greats who believed that American authors had to seperate their style from the Europeans and become originators and innovators. Robert Frost, one of the most respected poets of all time, grew up and lived in New England, and his poetry has that distinctive New England flavor. Emily Dickinson is another great New England writer who actually lived on a college campus in Amherst.
Speaking of colleges - did you know that Boston has the highest proportion of college students to population of a city than anywhere in the world? This helps us keep up with the production of modern culture by being a mecca for artists and intellectuals of all sorts. College bands, college artists, college writers… they all have found their home in Boston!
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