1. The Jazz Age!
Cultural Innovations

2. Learning Targets: At the end of this lesson you will be able to…
Describe the Bohemian lifestyle of the 1920s.
Identify the “Sultan of Swat”.
Know the accomplishments of Jack Dempsey.
Know how Warren G. Harding’s winning of the Presidential election was announced.
Tell what started the “Golden Age” of Hollywood.
Describe what mass media provided.

3. Art and Literature Greenwich Village and the West Side
Bohemian Lifestyles: artistic and
unconventional
Modern American Art
European art movements greatly
influenced the modernists of
American Art.
Edward Hopper: revived realism
•Greenwich Village: Manhatten; West Side: Chicago
•heroic antiheroes: flawed individuals who still had heroic qualities

4. Art and Literature Poets and Writers A wide variety of styles
Carl Sandburg: used common speech in his works
T.S. Elliot: described a world with empty
dreams
Eugene O’Neill: bold artistry and modern
themes, realistic characters
Ernest Hemingway: heroic antiheros
F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby
a portrayal of empty and superficial society
Carl Sandburg
TS Elliot
Ernest Hemingway

5. Popular Culture Baseball, Boxing, and other sports
Babe Ruth: hit hundreds of homeruns “Sultan of Swat”
Jack Dempsey: heavyweight champion
The Rise of Hollywood
The Jazz Singer: the first “talkie” motion picture
Started the “Golden Age” of Hollywood
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6. Popular Culture Popular Radio Shows and Music
People listened to radio shows much like people watch television today
Warren G. Harding’s winning of the Presidential election was announced on the radio for the first time
The Eveready Hour and Amos ‘n’ Andy were popular radio shows
Mass media: radio, movies, newspapers and magazines helped unite the nation and turn it away from provincialism

7. Review Questions Describe the Bohemian lifestyle of the 1920s.
Who was known as the “Sultan of Swat”?
What did Jack Dempsey accomplish?.
How was the Presidential election of Warren G. Harding announced?
What started the “Golden Age” of Hollywood?
What did mass media provide?