Art for Art’s Sake

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"Art for Art’s Sake" is a notable musical number from Marc Blitzstein’s 1937 pro-labor musical "The Cradle Will Rock," reflecting its satirical and socially critical themes.

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Art for Art’s Sake canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical number ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedWith John Houseman ⓘ
Orson Welles ⓘ
associatedWork Federal Theatre Project ⓘ
composer Marc Blitzstein ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
firstPerformanceInWork The Cradle Will Rock original 1937 production ⓘ
genre musical theatre song ⓘ
political song ⓘ
satirical song ⓘ
hasTheme capitalism ⓘ
class struggle ⓘ
critique of bourgeois art ⓘ
labor politics ⓘ
social criticism ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Marc Blitzstein ⓘ
movement left-wing political theatre ⓘ
pro-labor theatre ⓘ
notableFor critique of the slogan “art for art’s sake” ⓘ
satirical portrayal of art patrons ⓘ
partOfWork The Cradle Will Rock ⓘ
publicationYear 1937 ⓘ
setInWorkContext fictional industrial American town (Steeltown) ⓘ

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The Cradle Will Rock → hasNotableSong → Art for Art’s Sake ⓘ