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Title: 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

4
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

13
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
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