A famous American sociologist of art, Wendy Griswold recognizes the limitations of the reflection theory that focuses on the relationship between art and society and develops the cultural diamond frame which focuses on the world, the cultural object, the artist and the audience, suggesting that the cultural analysis should consider all of them. Her study of city comedy and revenge tragedy in the London theatre fully shows us how to use this frame. Based on this frame, she develops the methodological framework for the sociology of culture, which includes intention, reception, comprehension and explanation, which bridges over the gap between the humanities and social sciences. The cultural diamond has been very influential in the field of sociology of arts, though not without its own limitations.