5 ART PIECES YOU NEED TO KNOW *Thanks to Ben Freeman of www.freeman-pedia.com for the suggestions of these art pieces and the summaries
Liberty leading the People, Eugene Delacroix, 1830 July Revolution of 1830
The Great Wave, Hokusai, 1829 – 1833 Most famous and one of the most recognizable works of Japanese art in the world.
Manifest Destiny; the process of American westward expansion American Progress, John Gast, 1872 Manifest Destiny; the process of American westward expansion
Starry Night, 1889 Van Gogh Regarded as among Van Gogh's finest works and is one of the most recognized paintings in the history of Western culture.
Street Arabs in their Sleeping Quarters, c. 1880s Jacob A. Riis How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York images of young boys “sleeping” in stairwells and doorway expose the poor living conditions to the upper class society. Not initially published because editors thought they were too disturbing for the public.