_April 24 – Between the Wars in Europe and America
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Introduction
Weber, Rush Hour, New York, 1915
O'Keeffe, Blue and Green Music, 1919
Precisionism
Demuth, *Welcome to Our City, 1921 (Terra Foundation)
My Egypt, 1927
cf., Braque, Violin and Palette, 1909
Incense of a New Church, 1921
*Business, c. 1929 (AIC)
I Saw the Figure Five in Gold, 1928
cf., Russolo, Dynamism of an Automobile, 1912
Sheeler, Upper Deck, 1929
cf., Demuth, Paquebot Paris, 1922
American Landscape, 1930
Classic Landscape, 1931
*The Artist Looks at Nature, 1943
Regionalism/American Scene
Benton, Autumn, 1940-41
*Cotton Pickers, 1936
cf., Curry, Hogs Killing a Rattlesnake, 1930
cf., O'Keeffe, Radiator Building, New York, 1927
July Hay, 1943
Arts of the West, 1932
cf., El Greco, Agony in the Garden, 1590-98
cf., Michelangelo, Last Judgement, Sistine Chapel, Vatican, 1536-41, detail
White, Five Great American Negroes, 1940
Hayden, The Janitor Who Paints, ca. 1930 (Harlem Renaissance)
*Motley, Nightlife, 1943
Soyer, Artists on WPA, 1935
Wood, *American Gothic, 1930
Stone City, Iowa, 1930
cf., Van Eyck, Canon Van der Paele Altarpiece, 1436
Call to Order
Picasso, *Mother and Child, 1921
*cf., Man with Pipe, 1915
Three Women at Spring, 1921
Léger, *Composition No. 1 (Balustrade), 1925
Three Women (Le Grand Déjeuner), 1921
Scuola Metafysica
De Chirico, *Philosopher’s Conquest, 1914
Piazza d’Italia, 1915
cf., Self-Portrait, ca. 1922
Picasso in the 30s
*Abstraction: Background with Blue Cloudy Sky, 1930
cf., Dalí, Construction with Soft Boiled Beans, 1936
Guernica, 1937
Urban Realism
Ed Hopper, Self-Portrait, 1925-30
Automat, 1927
Early Sunday Morning, 1930
*Nighthawks, 1942
*Dawn in Pennsylvania, 1942 (Terra)
Social Realism
Marsh, Holy Name Mission, 1931
*Tattoo and Haircut, 1932
The Bowl, 1933
Shahn, Sacco and Vanzetti series, 1931-32
Evergood, American Tragedy, 1937
*The Indestructables (Prisoners), 1946
Independents
Albright, *Heavy the Oar to Him Who Is Tired, Heavy the Coat, Heavy the Sea, 1929
Farmer's Kitchen, 1933-34
cf., Benton, The Lord is My Shepherd, 1926
*Picture of Dorian Gray, 1944
Burchfield, Church Bells Ringing, Rainy Winter Night, 1916, watercolor
*House of Mystery, House of Death, 1924, watercolor
Conclusion
Benton, Jealous Lover of Lone Green Valley, 1934
Pollock, Cotton Pickers, 1934-36
Autumn Rhythm, 1950
Marsh, Twenty-Cent Movie, 1936
cf., Warhol, Campbell's Soup Can, 1968
Additional Resources:
Objects denoted with an asterisk (*) are part of the Art Institute's collection and link directly to the Art Institute's My Collections page. My Collections is a free online feature that allows you to create, save, and share your own collection of select artworks at the Art Institute. To learn more about starting your own My Collections account please visit the About My Collections page.
Introduction
Weber, Rush Hour, New York, 1915
O'Keeffe, Blue and Green Music, 1919
Precisionism
Demuth, *Welcome to Our City, 1921 (Terra Foundation)
My Egypt, 1927
cf., Braque, Violin and Palette, 1909
Incense of a New Church, 1921
*Business, c. 1929 (AIC)
I Saw the Figure Five in Gold, 1928
cf., Russolo, Dynamism of an Automobile, 1912
Sheeler, Upper Deck, 1929
cf., Demuth, Paquebot Paris, 1922
American Landscape, 1930
Classic Landscape, 1931
*The Artist Looks at Nature, 1943
Regionalism/American Scene
Benton, Autumn, 1940-41
*Cotton Pickers, 1936
cf., Curry, Hogs Killing a Rattlesnake, 1930
cf., O'Keeffe, Radiator Building, New York, 1927
July Hay, 1943
Arts of the West, 1932
cf., El Greco, Agony in the Garden, 1590-98
cf., Michelangelo, Last Judgement, Sistine Chapel, Vatican, 1536-41, detail
White, Five Great American Negroes, 1940
Hayden, The Janitor Who Paints, ca. 1930 (Harlem Renaissance)
*Motley, Nightlife, 1943
Soyer, Artists on WPA, 1935
Wood, *American Gothic, 1930
Stone City, Iowa, 1930
cf., Van Eyck, Canon Van der Paele Altarpiece, 1436
Call to Order
Picasso, *Mother and Child, 1921
*cf., Man with Pipe, 1915
Three Women at Spring, 1921
Léger, *Composition No. 1 (Balustrade), 1925
Three Women (Le Grand Déjeuner), 1921
Scuola Metafysica
De Chirico, *Philosopher’s Conquest, 1914
Piazza d’Italia, 1915
cf., Self-Portrait, ca. 1922
Picasso in the 30s
*Abstraction: Background with Blue Cloudy Sky, 1930
cf., Dalí, Construction with Soft Boiled Beans, 1936
Guernica, 1937
Urban Realism
Ed Hopper, Self-Portrait, 1925-30
Automat, 1927
Early Sunday Morning, 1930
*Nighthawks, 1942
*Dawn in Pennsylvania, 1942 (Terra)
Social Realism
Marsh, Holy Name Mission, 1931
*Tattoo and Haircut, 1932
The Bowl, 1933
Shahn, Sacco and Vanzetti series, 1931-32
Evergood, American Tragedy, 1937
*The Indestructables (Prisoners), 1946
Independents
Albright, *Heavy the Oar to Him Who Is Tired, Heavy the Coat, Heavy the Sea, 1929
Farmer's Kitchen, 1933-34
cf., Benton, The Lord is My Shepherd, 1926
*Picture of Dorian Gray, 1944
Burchfield, Church Bells Ringing, Rainy Winter Night, 1916, watercolor
*House of Mystery, House of Death, 1924, watercolor
Conclusion
Benton, Jealous Lover of Lone Green Valley, 1934
Pollock, Cotton Pickers, 1934-36
Autumn Rhythm, 1950
Marsh, Twenty-Cent Movie, 1936
cf., Warhol, Campbell's Soup Can, 1968
Additional Resources:
- Art Access (Art Institute of Chicago)
- Grant Wood, American Gothic (Art Institute of Chicago)
- Edward Hopper, Nighthawks (Art Institute of Chicago)
- Archibald Motley Jr., Nightlife (Art Institute of Chicago)
- Charles Sheeler (Art Institute of Chicago)
- Edward Hopper (Art Institute of Chicago)
- Charles Demuth, I Saw the Figure Five in Gold (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
- Charles Sheeler, American Landscape (Picturing America)
- Thomas Hart Benton, Art of Life in America Murals (New Britain Museum of American Art)
- A New Deal for the Arts (National Archives)
- Pablo Picasso, Three Women at the Spring (Museum of Modern Art)
- Charles Burchfield (Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo)