Robert A. Baron stated:
The United States does not any longer have access to its traditional
mythology of identity.  In the 18th and 19th centuries we were wedded to
English culture and to aspects of the classical tradition.  Government and
popular support of building programs, monumental sculpture and painting for
publicly and privately commissioned works created an ambiance of
association to European culture.

The more I look at the expression of the diverse base of settlement in the
U.S. in the 18th & 19th century in the USA the less importance English and
Classical models seem to take on.  It is in many ways that the 20th century
with its mass communication that these English and classical models seem to
gain in importance in interpreting the past.  That is we have been told that
these were dominant.  The healthy cultural expression of celts, blacks and
germans have been maintained through music, family life, and High culture.
 (How many of our Symphony Orchestras were created by Gernmans?)

Greg Koos
Bloomington Il