The Post War World 1918 to 1930
Influenza Pandemic of 1918
Sigmund Freud Father of Modern Psychology “The destruction of WWI came from non-rational thinking”
Albert Einstein “Values and Morals differ from society to society”
Oswald Spengler “Civilizations rise and fall therefore Europe will fall”
Gertrude Stein “All of you young men who served in the war, you are call a Lost Generation” Coined the term: “The Lost Generation”
The Lost Generation (Ernest Hemingway F. Scott Fitzgerald) The "Lost Generation" was lost in that the values that its members were being taught didn't fit the reality of life after the brutal and horrifying World War I. The group of writers who moved to Paris believed that America was intolerant, materialistic, and unspiritual. They helped to establish many of the styles and themes that are still used in literature today.
Marcel Proust “Reality is a world of memory and sensation lost through daily life”
Thomas Mann “Europe is in a moral state of decay and sadness”
Franz Kafka “Life is a struggle to not only find meaning but find authority to lead”
James Joyce “Stream of consciousness seeks to portray an individual's point of view “
T.S. Eliot “In a world without faith morals and values cannot exist”
The Radio
Jazz Music
Jazz Clubs
Louis Armstrong
Billie Holiday
Jelly Roll Morton
Life of the 1920’s
Cubism “the use of geometric shapes in art” Pablo Picasso = “The Musicians”Georges Braque = “Le Jour”
Surrealism “to represent the unconscious in art” Salvador Dali = “The Persistence of Memory” Salvador Dali = “Reve”
Dadaism “random images reflect insanity of war” Wassily Kandinsky = “Unknown 73” Piet Mondrian = “The Grey Tree”
Functionalism “design buildings for specific use not for style!!” Leads To………………….
Louis Sullivan Developed the first skyscraperThe world’s first skyscraper (NYC)
Frank Lloyd Wright “Buildings should fit into their environment” “Falling Water”
The Motion Picture Silent Films! Black and White! Developed in late 1800’s Shown in public by 1910
The Jazz Singer First motion picture with sound
Spectator Sports
Consumer Goods “Buy on Credit” “Live for Now not the Future” Don’t have the money, but want to buy now?