The definition of American folk art is notoriously difficult to pin down. In the twentieth century “folk art” has embraced everything from Pennsylvania German frakturs to eccentric architectural ...
It was the beginning of what climaxed in the "Degenerate Art" exhibition of 1937, the most important art event of the decade, for it was the largest single show of 20th-century avant-garde art ever ...
Fulfills the Studio Art program modern or contemporary emphasis course requirement. (5 units) 145. Perpetual Revolution: American Art in the 20th Century The 20th century was a period of turmoil and ...
That is the history of Buffalo’s twentieth century, an unparalleled relationship of industry and art; Milton Rogovin’s photographs of steelworkers and barroom poetry readings. The teaching and writing ...
Painters no longer live within a tradition and so each of us must recreate an entire language. Whatever name they give to the situation, there is widespread agreement among art critics and scholars ...
At the beginning of the 20th century, Marinetti declared that an "old [Master] picture" was a "funeral urn."(23) It took the New Old Masters to resurrect them -- to find fresh life in them.
Rhythm. Color. Movement. Seeing sound through art. The rich sounds, rhythms, and colors of jazz inspired prominent visual artists of the 20th century. In depicting African American culture, Romare ...