Romanticism (1770-1860)

Louis Moreau Gottschalk

American Romantic Composer

1829-1869

"The Dying Poet"

Daniel Boone Sitting At the Door of His Cabin on the Great Osage Lake, Kentucky

1826, Painted by Thomas Cole

Daniel Boone looking over the Great Osage Lake shows a beautiful and Romantic view of the expansion into the West during earlier times. The painting showed the great peacefulness and potential for happiness out in uncivilized areas.

American Progress

1872, Painted by John Gast

American Progress was painted as a symbol of America’s expansion into the west and due to the popular belief of Manifest Destiny.

Abstract (Late 20th Century-Present)

Hammer and Sickle

1976, Andrew Warhol

The Hammer and Sickle created by Warhol after a trip to Italy where he saw the symbol many times in the form of graffiti. Warhol created this work more as a pop culture symbol rather than political. However, many rebels in New York came and viewed the artwork. This work inspired some Communist thought in America but mostly was created as to make art out of a popular symbol.

Civil War (1861-1865)

Lincoln Crushing the Dragon of Rebellion

1862, David Gilmore Blythe

This political painting shows an “unholy alliance” of Democrats, Catholics, and Irishmen holding Lincoln back from crushing the rebellion. This painting gives viewers the belief that Democrats are holding back Lincoln as the political machine in “Tamoney Hall” does nothing.

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The Battle Cry of Freedom

1862, By George Frederic Root

Neoclassical style (1750-1900)

The White House
built between 1792 and 1800 and designed by James Hoban
Neoclassical style (Federal architecture)
The White house is the official home of the President of the United States. It was built as the private home of the President and to show off grandeur as a President.

Bust of Andrew Jackson
1819, sculpted by William Rush
Neoclassical style
William Rush was America's first great sculptor; Andrew Jackson was the 7th U.S. President. The bust of Jackson was akin to the style of old Caesars of the Roman Empire.

Chicago City Hall

1911, designed by architectural firm Holabird and Roche

The Chicago City Hall was built in the Neoclassical style that many government building were built in back in that time period. This building is a fine example of the Neoclassical movement back in the early 1900’s.

Modern Architecture (1900-Present)

Wainwright Building in St. Louis, Missouri
Designed by Louis Sullivan
1890-91, Chicago School
The Wainwright Building is considered to be one of the first skyscrapers in the world

Art of the American West Sculpture

The Bronco Buster
1895 (revised 1909, cast by November 1910), sculpted by Frederic Remington
Art of the American West
Frederic Remington was an important painter, illustrator, and sculptor of the American West

Native American Photography

Photo of Mass Grave at Wounded Knee

1891, Photographer Unknown

At the Battle of Wounded Knee many Native Americans were brutally slaughtered by US forces. This photo depicts the horror of the event. This photo of the Massacre showed the American population the brutality and the cleanup of the Battle of Wounded Knee. 

Kills-First
1898, photograph by Gertrude Kasebier, Native American Photography
important photographer of Native Americans

Muckraking Photojournalism (1885-1920)

Under the dump, Rivington Street, about 1890
1890, photograph by Jacob Riis taken from his book How the Other Half Lives, Photojournalism

The photo illustrates the plight of the poor in urban areas. It showed that many of the poor or migrant workers would be forced into terrible slums and made in impact and garnering help for these people.

Aesthetic Movement (1868-1900)

Tiffany panels in White House
1882, by Louis Comfort Tiffany
Aesthetic Movement
President Arthur commissioned Tiffany to replace clear glass panels with colored glass. Tiffany created the glass panels as a way to make the White House more grand and to make the White House more aesthetically pleasing.

Gothic Revival (1830-1900)

St Patrick's Cathedral, New York City
built in 1858-1878
Gothic Revival Style
St Patrick's is a U.S. National Historic Landmark and is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The works of Gothic Revivalism were built in contrast to Neoclassicism which emphasized Greek culture. Gothic Revivalism emphasized Medieval culture and architecture. St. Patrick's Cathedral perfectly exemplified this art movement.

Hudson River School (1840-1900)

Storm King on the Hudson
1866 by Samuel Colman, Hudson River School

This painting was an iconic image of Hudson River School art which was based off of Romanticism. The Storm King was also known as Samuel Colman's finest work.

American Renaissance Movement (1839-1890)

Design For The Washington Centennial Celebration by Edwin Howland Blashfield
1889, American Renaissance Movement
Washington Centennial Celebration

This picture was drawn to celebrate 100 years of the United States being a nation.

American Impressionism (1880-1915)

The Bath
1891-1892, painting by Mary Cassatt
American Impressionism
Cassatt was one of America's first great female artists. The Bath, was one of Mary's works which showed a mother washing a child's feet was widely exhibited.

Tonalism (1875-1900)

Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket
1875, painting by James Abbot McNeill Whistler
Tonalism
Whistler is one of the most famous painters of 19th century American art. The Falling Rocket was an early example of this mood emphasizing movement that featured mist and fog as the setting. The artwork was seen as patriotic.

Brandywine School (1880-1920)

Bunker Hill by Howard Pyle
late 19th century, Brandywine School
Pyle portrayed the Battle of Bunker Hill, a Significant battle in US History. The painting is Romantic in concept but is technically considered a part of the Brandywine School Movement.

American Barbizon School (1880-1900)

Niagara Falls
1878, painting by William Morris Hunt
American Barbizon School
founder of American Barbizon School

Niagara Falls is a primary example of the American Barbizon School Movement. The movement had several realistic qualities.