American Art: 19081940

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American Art 1908-1940

• Jacob Dasher
• Art 2001
• Fall 2006

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American Art 1908-1940

• Ashcan School
• American Scene
• Social Realism

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Ashcan School

• Subject Raw Scenes of Everyday Life
• Considered by Many to Only be Fit For the Ash
  Can
• Movement Away From Stuffy Art

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Ashcan School Artists

• John Sloan (1871-1951)
• George Bellows (1882-1925)

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John SloanSouth Beach Bathers
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George BellowsStag at Sharkeys
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American Scene

• Subject Everyday People Romanticized
• Raised Spirits During the Depression

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American Scene Artists

• Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975)
• Grant Wood (1892-1942)

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Thomas Hart BentonSteel
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Thomas Hart BentonShes Off
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Grant WoodAmerican Gothic
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Social Realism

• Subject Highlighting Injustices and Motivating
  Reform
• Attacked the Evils of Capitalism
• Exaggerated Features, Color, Scale for
  Emotional Impact

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Social Realism Artists

• Diego Rivera
• Edward Hopper (1882-1967)
• Romare Bearden (1912-1988)

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Diego RiveraDetroit Industry
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Diego Rivera The Flower Carrier
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Edward HopperNighthawks
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Edward HopperHotel Lobby
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Edward HopperWestern Motel
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Romare BeardenThe Woodshed