May 1983 Issue, THE NEW CRITERION

- Fairfield Porter
  Hilton Kramer
  , pp. 1-7
  An American classic
- The Bard and company
  David Paul
  , pp. 8-26
- Literary biography
  Joseph Epstein
  , pp. 27-37
- Lewis Mumford & the New Jerusalem
  Edward Shils
  , pp. 38-42
- The Gonzalez exhibition
  William Tucker
  , pp. 43-49
- Mr. Ludwig goes to Moscow
  Elaine Elizer
  , pp. 50-54
- Want in the midst of "Plenty"
  Mimi Kramer
  , pp. 55-63
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  "The Englishness of England" (Review)
  Gertrude Himmelfarb
  , pp. 64-67
  The English World, by Robert Blake
  1. The English World by Robert Blake
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  Collecting art (Review)
  Denys Sutton
  , pp. 68-71
  The Rare Art Traditions, by Joseph W. Alsop
  1. The Rare Art Traditions by Joseph W. Alsop
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  Act one (Review)
  Kenneth S. Lynn
  , pp. 72-79
  On Native Grounds, by Alfred Kazin
  1. On Native Grounds by Alfred Kazin
- PBS flogs the arts
  Samuel Lipman
  , pp. 80-86
- Letters, pp. 87-98