1. American Art: 1908-1940 Jacob Dasher Art 2001 Fall 2006

2. American Art: 1908-1940 Ashcan School American Scene Social Realism

3. Ashcan School Subject: “Raw Scenes” of Everyday Life Considered by Many to “Only be Fit For the Ash Can” Movement Away From “Stuffy Art”

4. Ashcan School Artists John Sloan (1871-1951) George Bellows (1882-1925)

5. John Sloan “South Beach Bathers”

6. George Bellows “Stag at Sharkey’s”

7. American Scene Subject: Everyday People Romanticized Raised Spirits During the Depression

8. American Scene Artists Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975) Grant Wood (1892-1942)

9. Thomas Hart Benton “Steel”

10. Thomas Hart Benton “She’s Off”

11. Grant Wood “American Gothic”

12. Social Realism Subject: Highlighting Injustices and Motivating Reform Attacked the “Evils of Capitalism” Exaggerated Features, Color, & Scale for Emotional Impact

13. Social Realism Artists Diego Rivera Edward Hopper (1882-1967) Romare Bearden (1912-1988)

14. Diego Rivera “Detroit Industry”

15. Diego Rivera “The Flower Carrier”

16. Edward Hopper “Nighthawks”

17. Edward Hopper “Hotel Lobby”

18. Edward Hopper “Western Motel”

19. Romare Bearden “The Woodshed”