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2 Commercialism, Regionalism & an American Identity

3 Commercialism, Regionalism & an American Identity

4 Shown at The Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota Mall of America is big enough to hold 32 Boeing 747s. If a shopper spent 10 minutes browsing at every store it would take them more than 86 hours to complete their visit to Mall of America.

5 Regionalism Most popular art of the 30’s Maynard Walker brought together Grant Wood, John Steuart Curry and Thomas Hart Benton for an art show Featured in TIME Magazine First American art “hipe”

6 “America today is developing a school of painting which promises to be the most important in the world of art since the days of the Renaissance.” -Roswell

7 Typical American Landscape

8 Landscape, Thomas Hart Benton

9 Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, Grant Wood

10 Farm, Thomas Hart Benton

11 Grant Wood Thomas Hart Benton John Steuart Curry Doris Lee Alexander Hogue Charles Burchfield

12 Grant Wood 1892-1942 Iowa

13 American Gothic, 1930

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15 Self Portrait, 1932

16 Daughters of the Revolution, 1932

17 Adolescence, 1933

18 Small Town America

19 John Steuart Curry 1897-1946 Kansas

20 Baptism in Kansas, 1928

21 Baby Ruth, 1932

22 Sanctuary, 1936

23 Tornado Over Kansas, 1929

24 Self Portrait

25 Thomas Hart Benton 1889-1975 Missouri

26 Self Portrait

27 Saloon

28 Bass Player

29 Persephone, 1939

30 Lonesome Road, 1927

31 Threshing, 1941

32 Airplane

33 Boomtown, 1928

34 Missouri State Capital

35 Doris Lee 1897-1946 Woodstock

36 Doris Lee

37 Blacksmith Shop

38 Cherries in the Sun, 1899-1960

39 Blossom Time, 1950

40 Helicopter

41 Thanksgiving, 1935

42 Penn Farm

43 Spillway

44 Whitman Publishing “Apple Pickers”, 1923

45 Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, 1945

46 Alexander Hogue 1898- Missouri

47 Dust Bowl, 1933

48 Mother Earth Laid Bare, 1936

49 Charles Burchfield 1897-1946 Ohio

50 Autumnal Fantasy, 1975

51 Rainy Night, 1930

52 November Evening, 1934

53 End of Day, 1938

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56 Americans saw themselves in the art work

57 Group 2 Emily Einhorn Maureen Morris Jennifer Hill Elizabeth Lefler Thomas Betts

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