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1 SABRINA B. ALEX B. ZALEA O. ALICIA N. How did the Great Depression and the New Deal influence art and literature? Did literature during the 1930’s present a positive or negative view on American Society?

2 o The time period gave rich material to work with  inspiration* o Great Depression, had such devastating affects = deep emotion = great art and literature pieces How did the Great Depression and the New Deal influence art and literature?

3 o America was known as: - the place to be - freedom - money - where dreams come true o America during Great Depression: - sadness - no hope - poverty o Literature portrayed the loss and how America was affected during the Great Depression = negative way Did literature during the 1930’s present a positive or negative view of American Society?

4 Literature o Dashiell Hammett o Known for: o detective stories o short stories o Agatha Cristie o Skilled writer of 1930 o Famous for her mysteries o John Steinbeck: o Grapes of Wrath = one of the best depictions of farmer life during the great depression

5 Artists o Dorthea Lange o Influential photographer of 1930 o Known as one of the greatest documentary photographers o Grant Wood o Famous painter o Best known piece = American Gothic o Inspiration from Great Depression

6 Diagram Grapes of Wrath, American Gothic, East of Eden, And Then There Were None, Death on the Nile, The Mysterisous Affair at Styles Art and Literature Great Depression

7 Key Words o New deal: the program designed to alleviate the problems of the Great Depression o Great Depression: the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930’s o American Gothic: painting by Grant Wood, one of the most famous portrayals of America’s rural life during the Great Depression

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9 A) GRAPES OF WRATH B) AMERICAN GOTHIC C) POOR DIRT FARMERS D) AMERICAN PRIDE What was the painting that depicted two poor farmers during the Great depression called?

10 B) AMERICAN GOTHIC What was the painting that depicted two poor farmers during the Great Depression painted by Grant Wood, called?

11 How did the Great Depression and the New Deal serve as an influence in art and literature? A) AS AN INSPIRATION B) IT DIDN’T INFLUENCE C) HINDERED THE CREATIVITY OF ARTISTS D) ALL OF THE ABOVE

12 A) AS AN INSPIRATION How did the Great Depression and the New Deal serve as an influence in art and literature?

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