Nationalism Within Cultural Arts Hannah Morton, Randy Adams, Peter Hayes, Sydney Carpenter

Art Hudson River School ◦ Belief that nature & wilderness was above civilization  America was better untouched and uncorrupted by European civilization  Landscape was ‘American’ art, nothing like Europe Thomas Cole

Rocky Mountain School ◦ Much like the Hudson River School  Naturalistic views ◦ Thomas Moran’s vision of the west was critical to the creation of Yellowstone National Park  Moran’s artwork of landscape and terrain was presented to congress and helped them to establish the National Park System in 1916 Albert Beirstadt Thomas Moran

Genre Artists ◦ These artists painted everyday American life  The depictions glorified even the most average daily tasks William Sidney Mount

Architecture Jefferson believed that classical revival was a more appropriate style for American building ◦ Buildings in Greece are comparable to the classical revival structures  A democracy like Greece’s was what Jefferson was aiming for ◦ Georgian style reflected Europe too much

Monticello University of Virginia Virginia State Capitol Building

Literature Ralph Waldo Emerson ◦ “The American Scholar Address”  Took practical ideals of self-improvement & virtue and made them more personal  Encouraged the people to look inward  Self pridenational pride  Turn to nature as a resource that could energize nation politically and elevate it morally  Transcendental ideas  Unify nature, soul, & God  Self reliance  Efforts on behalf of the individual are necessary  Led to important ideas about social reforms that would make America a more inclusive and equal society

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ◦ “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere”  Written in a tough time prior to the Civil War  Give the determination and courage of past Americans to the present and future Americans  Gives everyone a good hero to root for  Promotes nationalism by exhibiting the courage of a past American  Brings feelings of unification because everyone knows the story of Paul Revere Nathaniel Hawthorne ◦ “Grandfather’s Chair”  Describes the history of the United States as a colony, as a revolutionary state, as a republic  Promotes nationalism by describing the achievements of the US from the viewpoint of an American that had seen it all