1. American Art:
Jacob Dasher
Art 2001
Fall 2006

2. American Art:
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 ( )

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 ( )
Grant Wood ( )

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 ( )
Romare Bearden ( )

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”