1. 5 ART PIECES YOU NEED TO KNOW
*Thanks to Ben Freeman of for the suggestions of these art pieces and the summaries

2. Liberty leading the People, Eugene Delacroix, 1830
July Revolution of 1830

3. The Great Wave,
Hokusai, 1829 – 1833
Most famous and one of the most recognizable works of Japanese art in the world.

4. Manifest Destiny; the process of American westward expansion
American Progress,
John Gast, 1872
Manifest Destiny; the process of American westward expansion

5. 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.

6. 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.