The social structure of Bratislava‘s artistic bohemians in the years 1920–1945 Cover Image

Sociálna štruktúra bratislavskej umeleckej bohémy v rokoch 1920 – 1945
The social structure of Bratislava‘s artistic bohemians in the years 1920–1945

Author(s): Martin Vašš
Subject(s): Cultural history, Local History / Microhistory, Social history, Culture and social structure , Sociology of Culture, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), Sociology of Art, History of Art
Published by: Historický ústav SAV
Keywords: Bratislava‘s artistic bohemians; Bratislava; Writers; Painters; Bourgeoisie; Social structure;

Summary/Abstract: The study provides an analysis of the authentic modernist cultural and social phenomenon of Bratislava‘s artistic bohemians in the years 1920–1945 in terms of its social structure. This group consisted of writers and painters, in what amounted to a special social microcosm, in the midst of which a particular social structure spontaneously formed, consisting of a leading integrating personality encircled by a wider group of acquaintances, patrons, female muses, devotees and fans stemming from bourgeois circles. . An important issue in the context of the social structure of Bratislava‘s artistic bohemians is the antagonism between bohemian artists, who possessed cultural capital, and the bourgeoisie, who possessed economic capital.

  • Issue Year: 66/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 83-105
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Slovak