Art: 1920s to Present
Elizabeth Joseph
1920s-Georgia O Keeffe
Georgia O Keeffe
She was one of the most inspiring artists in the 1920s and was highly inspired by modernism. Modernism was when artists made art different from the traditional ideas about it
Manhatten-1932
This is Georgia's drawing of Manhattan. it's very abstract and has her own touch to it.
Ram's Head White Hollyhock and Little Hills-1935
1930s-
The American Gothic
This Painting was by Grant Wood and is his depiction of life in the Midwest. His art was very helpful during the Great Depression because he taught other young aspiring artists about art and helped them through the depression
The Nighthawks
This painting was by Edward Hopper who was a realist painter. This painting demonstrates people who live in big cities but have small communities. It is unique and well known for its fine details
Subway, by Lily Furedi
This painting is a product of the new deal which provided programs for artists in the Great Depression to depict the American Scene
1940s
No. 5
By Paul Jackson Pollock, an abstract expressionist artist who was really famous during this time period.
Dying Soldier
By John Biggers who was most famous for his murals. this painting is of a dying soldier in WW2.
We Can Do It
By J. Howard Miller in 1943 as a war propaganda poster for WW2. The purpose of this poster was to increase worker morale.
1950s
This was a period in which abstract expression was getting really popular.
Excavation
Willem de Kooning
The Wild
Barnett Newman
Four Darks in Red
Mark Rothko
1960s
this period is known for it Pop Art Movement for which Andy Warhol is really famous for.
1970s
The article The 1970s: New American Painting states"The decade of the 1970s, however, has been marked by a shift away from simple, primary forms in painting, and a concomitant … [more]feeling that there is no mainstream or major style (that is, no style which is inherently more important than any other). "
Sockeye Salmon Brooks River, Alaska #2
by William Allan
The Spanish Theory
By Terry Allen
Forest Fire
By Roger Brown
1980s- Neo Expressionism
The article Neo Expressionism states,"Very different artists, especially in the United States, from Julian Schnabel and Francesco Clemente to Jean-Michel Basquiat, turned in expressive directions to create work that affirmed the redemptive power of art in general and painting in particular, drawing upon a variety of themes including the mythological, the cultural, the historical, the nationalist, and the erotic."
Portrait of Alba Clemente
By Julian Schnabel
Self Portrait with and without the Mask
BY FRANCESCO CLEMENTE
Irony of a Negro Policeman
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
1990s
Fernando Botero's Mona Lisa
He created many versions of the Mona Lisa. This one is Mona Lisa at age 12.
The Singing Butler
By Jack Vettriano
Lucian Feud
He was a realist painter. he was considered one of the best portrait painters of the era.
2000-2015- Comtemporary Art
By Robert Selwyn
This is a painting of 9/11 made immediately after the tragedy.
Napoleon Leading the Army over the Alps
By Kehinde Wiley
Black City
By Julie Mehretu