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Social Realism by Shannon Fitzpatrick and Amanda KilgoreTRANSCRIPT
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American Social Realism1930-1960
Amanda and Shannon
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Inspiration
• The French Social Realism movement occurred in the mid-1800s
• Adopted by America in early 1900s• Reaction from:
– The Great Depression– The New Deal– The Industrial Revolution– Civil Rights Movement– WWI
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How It Started• Ashcan School
– 5 painters that began the Social Realism movement
– Common scenes in rough city life
– Inspired other artists and helped create the movement
“Snow In New York”
Robert Henri 1902
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How It Started
• Stemmed from – American Scene– American Gothic– Regionalism art
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American Scene VS Social Realism
“Migrant Mother” Dorthea Lange 1936
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American Gothic VS Social Realism
“American Gothic” Grant Wood 1930 “Bartolomeo Vanzetti and Nicola Sacco” Ben Shahn 1931-1932
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American Regionalism Vs. Social Realism
Will Barnet “Labor Workers”Grant Wood "Appraisal"
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Previous Movements• Rebelled against
anything visually appealing or emotionally pleasing
• Particularly disagreed with Idealism and Romanticism
“Wanderer Above Sea of Fog” Caspar David Friedrich 1818
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What It Means
• Statement about:–Everyday routines and conditions–Social issues
• Working class and the poor–Racial/political injustices
• War, prohibition, civil rights movement
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Ben Shahn (1898-1969)
• Inspiration– Evolved separately from the Ashcan
painters– Religion– Growing up a poor, ethnic minority– World War I– Civil Rights Movement– Sacco and Vanzetti trial
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Ben Shahn
• Style/Technique– Duo-tones– Scattering of focus/movement– Moment in time– Attachment/detachment – Elongated bodies and faces– Symbolism, color, and line
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What It Means
Ben Shahn, "Scotts Run, West Virginia."
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“Handball” Ben Shahn 1939
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“J. Robert Oppenheimer” Ben Shahn 1904-1967
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“Parade for Repeal” Ben Shahn 1933
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Ben Shahn
• Paintings
• Posters
• Murals
• Graphic Arts
• Advertisements
• Photographs
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“For All These Fights We’ve Just Begun to Fight” Ben Shan 1946
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Ben Shahn
• “We are living in a time when civilization has become highly expert in the art of destroying human beings and increasingly weak in its power to give meaning to their lives.”
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Social Realism in Photography:Dorothea Lange
“Migrant Mother” Dorothea Lange 1936
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“Migrant Family in Refugee Camp” Dorothea Lange
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“Polk County, Oregon” Dorothea Lange 1939
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“Migrant Mother (Alternative)” Dorothea Dix 1936
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Diego Rivera
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Diego Rivera
• Style Influences – Cubism– Post Impressionism
• Paul Cézanne
– Italian Renaissance Fresco Painters– Aztecs – Frieda Kahlo
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“Young Man in Gray Sweater (Jacques Lipchitz)” Diego River 1914
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Diego Rivera
• Influences– Mexican Revolution– Working Class– Indigenous people– Aztecs– Russian Revolution (communism)
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Diego Rivera
• Style– Fresco– Narrative– Lineal– Vibrant colors– Simple shapes
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“Retrato de Ignacio Sanchez” Diego Rivera 1927
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“Flower Festival Feast of Santa Anita” Diego Rivera 1931
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“The Flower Carrier” Diego Rivera 1935
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“Agrarian Leader Zapata” Diego Rivera 1931
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“Mural Palacio Nacional” Diego Rivera, Mexico City
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“Mural Palacio Nacional” Diego Rivera, Mexico City
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“Mural Palacio Nacional” Diego Rivera, Mexico City
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”Detroit Industry” Diego Rivera 1932-33
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”Detroit Industry” Diego Rivera 1932-33
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“Man at the Crossroads” Diego Rivera 1933-34
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“Man, Controller of the Universe” Diego Rivera 1934
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Conclusion
• Inspired by events and conditions of the time.
• Showing everyday routines and conditions
• Social issues of the poor and working class
• Political statements