ARTS 150 1st Edition Lecture 26 Outline of Current Lecture I. American Art between 1920-40sCurrent Lecture- Dorthea Lange “Migrant Mother” 1936- Walker Evans “Washroom and Dining Area of Floyd Burrough’s Home, Hale County, Alabama” 1936- Walker Evans “Bud Fields and His Family, Hale County, Alabama” 1936o Hired by FSAo Historical reality of the summer of 1936 o His works culminated in a book of photography called “Let us now praise famous men”- Ben Shahn “The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti”o Social realismo Made murals and posers as well as paintingso Painting uncovers the legal system which condemned the Italian anarchistso Relating painting to the passion of the Christ- also seen as an injustice- Thomas Hart Benton “July Hay” 1942o One of the most ambitious, vocal, and influential artists of the timeo Foremost realism paintero Often painted the land Related to Courbet’s “the Stone Breakers”- Diego Rivera “Detroit Industry Mural (North Wall) 1932o Was originally a communisto Man and machine relationship- Thomas Hart Benton “Pioneer Days and Early Settlers”, State Capitol, Jefferson City 1936o Benton taught Pollock- Benton “The Ballad of the Jealous Lover of Lone Green Valley” 1934o Rural setting- Benton “City Building” mural America Today 1930o New Deal muralo Realism becoming very diversified- Grant Wood “American Gothic” 1930o Originally from Iowao Inspired by 15th cent German and Flemish artistsThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.o “image of upright, American self reliance known as regionalism celebrating national heartland and agrarian life”- Grant Wood “Young Corn” 1931o Based on childhood recollections of Iowa hills, crops, and natureo His paintings were adopted by US postal stamps in 1990so 1990s time of revival- past being reconsidered, reviewed, and remembered- Edward Hopper “Nighthawks” 1942 o “Automat” 1927o “Office at Night” 1940 Social Realism- Women being employed and going out on their own- Hoper incorporated these new social aspects into his world- Hopper also took special care of his use of light- Characters often aloneo “Early Sunday Morning” 1930 Often idea of loneliness incorporated Hopper classified as one of US’ leading social realistsJackson Pollock 1949 Life
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