Cubism: art made up of broken angles and planes

Pablo Picasso 1881 – 1973 Spanish Extremely successful during his own lifetime Ladies man who stayed very active even into his 80s Reportedly abusive – several of his mistresses committed suicide after being dumped

Abstract Art: art made up of lines, colors, & shapes with no recognizable subject

Paul Klee 1879 – 1940 Swiss Experimented with many different forms of art, including music Deeply affected by the death of many of his friends in WWI Forced out of Germany by the Nazis, moved back to Switzerland

Dadaism: art “without discipline or morality”

Hans Arp 1886 – 1966 French-German Born in territory disputed by France & Germany Faked insanity to avoid serving in the German army in WWI Fled to Switzerland during WWII

Surrealism: art that attempt to portray the workings of the unconscious mind

Salvador Dali 1904 – 1989 Spanish noble Eccentric, liked attention Kicked out of art school Had a famous falling out with his father over his art Too many weird stories to fit here!

Bauhaus Architecture

Frank Lloyd Wright 1867 – 1959 American architect Also designed furniture, stained glass Abandoned his family for a married woman, but one of his servant then murdered his mistress (& 6 others) with an axe and burned Wright’s home Designed over 500 buildings

Erich Maria Remarque 1898 – 1970 German, served in WWI All Quiet on the Western Front (1929) Eventually moved to U.S. in 1930s after Nazis banned his work His sister was executed by the Nazis just for being related to him

T.S. Eliot 1888 – 1965 American who emigrated to Britain at age 25 Poet, playwright, author The Waste Land, Murder in the Cathedral, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock Nobel Prize winner

Ernest Hemingway 1899 – 1961 American Wounded in WWI A Farewell to Arms, The Sun Also Rises, For Whom the Bell Tolls, The Old Man and the Sea Avid outdoorsman, war-correspondent, adventurer Frequently injured Suffered from depression and received electroshock therapy which led to his eventual mental breakdown and suicide

F. Scott Fitzgerald 1896 – 1940 American Lived the chaotic lifestyle of “The Lost Generation” - drank heavily, spent heavily, and died young The Great Gatsby