African American Artists during The Great Depresson.
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(10pp)The Harlem Renaissance watched the flourishing of African American literature, music, dance, art and social commentary in the neighbor- hood newly transformed by the great migration of African Americans to the North during WWI. The renaissance was a time when Black Americans had a chance to demonstrate the creative and intellectual abilities that they possessed. Nightclubs, community centers, cafes, publishing houses and galleries sprang up in Harlem amongst the enormous level of energy and excitement. 'It captured all that the wild young things of the 1920s wanted to be.' Bibliography lists 10 sources. (sources follow)
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African Art’s Influence on Picasso and Matisse
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A 4 page paper which examines the influence African art had on Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Alexander Calder's Untitled Mobile
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10 pages in length. The creative genius of Alexander Calder spanned the better part of the twentieth century, with the American sculptor establishing his niche of motorized abstract mobiles in the 1930s. With a history of sculptors on his paternal side of the family and his mother a painter, it was no surprise how easily Calder filled those artistic shoes. Fashioned from aluminum and steel, his untitled 1976 creation drew from his past perspectives, including time spent in the Parisian Piet Mondrian studio. Calder expanded his interest in wire and spheres by assembling a collection of brightly colored disks that were held together by way of weights and counterbalances, allowing for the sculpture to reflect his spatial approach to art: free to move with the movement of the atmosphere as it hangs suspended in mid air. This ephemeral aspect of Calder's artistic endeavors became the calling card for the National Gallery of Art's East Building, inasmuch as he was beckoned to produce a piece of work that would capture the true essence of what this new structure was to ultimately represent. Calder's challenge brought to life the giant mobile whose presence seemed to defy gravity and spatial limitation. Sadly, he would not live to see his nine hundred twenty pound aluminum masterpiece hoisted to the ceiling in 1977, nearly eighty years after his birth. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Alice Neel (1900 - 1984).
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(5 pp) Alice Neel's daring, endearing, disturbing portraits of people and places are among the great treasures of 20th-century art. A retrospective of her work opened in June of this year (2000) at the Whitney Museum in New York. Seventy paintings and an important body of works on paper, celebrates the centennial of her birth. Her 1980 Self-portrait is discussed.
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American and European Sculpture
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A 4 page paper which examines several American sculptures to several European sculptures. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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American Art In France: The Revolution, Romantic Period And 19th Century
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10 pages in length. The inherent elegance and creativity that French artisans have bestowed upon the world has been quite influential to myriad painters and sculptors from across the globe, but perhaps the most significant impact of France's unique artistry has been upon American craftsman who – during the revolution, romantic period and nineteenth century – sought in great numbers the inspiration and guidance that only the French could provide. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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American Costume Jewelry: Miriam Haskell
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A 14 page paper which discusses American costume jewelry from 1925-1960 as designed by Miriam Haskell. Miriam Haskell costume jewelry dates back to the 1920s and is a company that still produces costume jewelry today. The paper discusses some of the history of costume jewelry, Miriam Haskell, the company's involvement through various historical periods of the 20th century, and a look at some of the specific pieces of costume jewelry from Miriam Haskell. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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American Romanticism and Artistic Endeavor
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This 6 page report discusses the ways in which the Romantic movement or period influenced the styles of art created during its time. Nathaniel Hawthorne is used as the example of American Romanticism personified. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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American Romaticism and Artists Thomas Cole, Edward Hicks, and Horace Pippin:
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This 6 page paper dicusses these artists and their contributions to the American romanticism movement. This paper further gives examples of each artists work and describes why those works are examples of American romanticism. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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American Scene Painters
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A 12 page research paper that examines the art movement that evolved during the 1930s known as American Scene Painting. This movement was in reaction to the modern European style and was also an effort to define a uniquely American style of art. Regionalists, such as Grant Wood, and Social Realist artists are profiled regarding patronage, critical reception and thematic content. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
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An Annotated Bibliography of American Art and Artists: 1900-1950
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This is a 10 page annotated bibliography summarizing ten articles discussing American art and artists in from 1900-1950. A literature review of American art and artists spanning the first half of the 20th century generally falls within two areas of study: the influence of the international market and perception on American art primarily based in New York; and, the important movement of the African American artists which were promoted and funded for the first time in the first half of the 20th century. Generally, according to art historians and critics, American art during the first half of the 20th century is almost disregarded while the pop and commercial movements in the second half of the 20th century are highlighted in most European exhibitions. Also from an international perspective, very little regard is made in the way of the contribution of women and minority artists; an oversight which is slowly being resolved in recent years. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Analysis of How the Changes in Sandro Botticelli’s Paintings Reflected the Changes in the Painter’s Life
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A 6 page paper which examines how events in Botticelli’s life influenced his canvases by altering the idealism of his earlier paintings and reflected in terms of aesthetic changes and especially the influence of Dominican priest Girolamo Savonarola. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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