Overview
Chapter 71 Study Guide and Videos.
Modern Art in North America from late 19th C to early 20th C
Key Ideas:
- Shift from European Art – up to this time, artists wanting to move in the modern world of art went to Europe to study and to work. They looked to European artists for inspiration. By the early 1900’s North American artists began to develop their own styles and art identity. Please only use the material provided You will have to login to get the book . Please no plagiariism no a i no chat bots original work please.
Movements
Ashcan School – focus on realistic scenes of everyday life in US
Major artists – Robert Henri, George Bellows
The Armory Show – 1913 – First major exhibition of European art in US introducing Cubism, Futurism, and Abstraction.
Regionalism and American Identity – During the Great Depression artists focused on rural and small-town America. Artist such as Grant Wood, Thonmas hart Benton
Great Migration – With the development of industrialism in the North, many African American Artists moved or migrated from the South into Norther cities seeking less racism and more job opportunities. “The Great Migration Series” Jacob Lawrence woks in modern styles
Abstract Expressionism – first major international movement centered in the US. The focus was on emotion, gesture and abstraction. Artist such as Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and William deKooning to name a few.
Consider these questions as you read the chapter and take notes on the following Videos.
- Why was the Armory Show controversial?
- How did Regionalism reflect the Great Depression?
- What specific aspects of the Great Migration—such as housing, education, and labor—does Lawrence highlight?
Videos: Chapter 71 Video Notes and Question
Respond to this question and submit with your notes after viewing.
- Is there a link between the artists/art of the Ashcan School, Jacob Lawrence Migration and the Abstract Expressionists? What do you think and see?
The Ashcan School was not a formal school but a loosely organized, rebellious group that brought a new, gritty social realism to American art, documenting a rapidly changing, industrialized, and urbanized society.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRH6_01JejcLinks to an external site.
Ashcan School of Art 10 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mesYlui5D3ULinks to an external site. 5 min Abstract Expressionism
Jackson Pollock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XFJtv6FavALinks to an external site. 18 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v1mBepDlOwLinks to an external site.10 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U19VOF4qfsLinks to an external site. 11 min PBS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4lgvB5cV5ELinks to an external site. Migration Series
Respond to this question and submit with your notes.
Do you think that there is a link or relationship between the artists/art of the Ashcan School, Jacob Lawrence Migration and the Abstract Expressionists?
What do you think and see?