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American Visions: The Epic History of Art in America
by Robert HughesWriting with all the brilliance, authority, and pungent wit that have distinguished his art criticism for Time magazine and his greatly acclaimed study of modern art, The Shock of the New, Robert Hughes now addresses his largest subject: the history of art in America. The intense relationship between the American people and their surroundings has been the source of a rich artistic tradition. American Visions is a consistently revealing demonstration of the many ways in which artists have expressed this pervasive connection. In nine eloquent chapters, which span the whole range of events, movements, and personalities of more than three centuries, Robert Hughes shows us the myriad associations between the unique society that is America and the art it has produced: "O My America, My New Founde Land" explores the churches, religious art, and artifacts of the Spanish invaders of the Southwest and the Puritans of New England; the austere esthetic of the Amish, the Quakers, and the Shakers; and the Anglophile culture of Virginia. "The Republic of Virtue" sets forth the ideals of neo-classicism as interpreted in the paintings of Benjamin West, John Singleton Copley, and the Peale family, and in the public architecture of Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Latrobe, and Charles Bulfinch. "The Wilderness and the West" discusses the work of landscape painters such as Thomas Cole, Frederick Church, and the Luminists, who viewed the natural world as "the fingerprint of God''s creation," and of those who recorded America''s westward expansion--George Caleb Bingham, Albert Bierstadt, and Frederic Remington--and the accompanying shift in the perception of the Indian, from noble savage to outright demon. "American Renaissance" describes the opulent era that followed the Civil War, a cultural flowering expressed in the sculpture of Augustus Saint-Gaudens; the paintings of John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassatt, and Childe Hassam; the Newport cottages of the super-rich; and the beaux-arts buildings of Stanford White and his partners. "The Gritty Cities" looks at the post-Civil War years from another perspective: cast-iron cityscapes, the architecture of Louis Henri Sullivan, and the new realism of Thomas Eakins, Winslow Homer, the trompe-l''oeil painters, and the Ashcan School. "Early Modernism" introduces the first American avant garde: the painters Arthur Dove, Marsden Hartley, Joseph Stella, Charles Demuth, Charles Sheeler, and Georgia O''Keeffe, and the premier architect of his time, Frank Lloyd Wright. "Streamlines and Breadlines" surveys the boom years, when skyscrapers and Art Deco were all the rage . . . and the bust years that followed, when painters such as Edward Hopper, Stuart Davis, Thomas Hart Benton, Diego Rivera, and Jacob Lawrence showed Americans "the way we live now. " "The Empire of Signs" examines the American hegemony after World War II, when the Abstract Expressionists (Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, et al. ) ruled the artistic roost, until they were dethroned by Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, the Pop artists, and Andy Warhol, while individualists such as David Smith and Joseph Cornell marched to their own music. "The Age of Anxiety" considers recent events: the return of figurative art and the appearance of minimal and conceptual art; the speculative mania of the 1980s, which led to scandalous auction practices and inflated reputations; and the trends and issues of art in the 90s. Lavishly illustrated and packed with biographies, anecdotes, astute and stimulating critical commentary, and sharp social history, American Visions was originally published in association with a new eight-part PBS television series. Robert Hughes has called it "a love letter to America. " This superb volume, which encompasses and enlarges upon the series, is an incomparably entertaining and insightful contemplation of its splendid subject.
American Voices: Literature
by Perfection LearningProvide your students a diverse set of texts, both classic and contemporary to probe relevant themes, develop literary analysis skills, and generate lively discussions. <p><p> The American Voices anthology supports common eleventh grade literature requirements and engages students using a literary lens for every selection. The Interactive Edition provides power digital tools to ensure text comprehension, build close reading skills, and increase collaboration.
American Ways: An Introduction to American Culture (Fourth Edition)
by Maryanne Kearny Datesman Joann Crandall Edward N. KearnyAs the cultural diversity of the United States continues to increase, the issues surrounding multiculturalism continue to be of great importance. With updates throughout and a fresh, new design, retains its values-based perspective in examining what makes the U.S. unique -- and how traditional values influence various aspects of American life such as religion, business, government, race relations, education, recreation, and family.
The American West (Great Minds Wit & Wisdom #Grade 2 Module 2:)
by Ann Brigham Lauren Chapalee Lorraine GriffithNIMAC-sourced textbook
The American West: Assessment Pack (Great Minds Wit & Wisdom #Grade 2 Module 2)
by Great MindsNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Americans: Beginnings to 1914
by Gerald A. Danzer J. Jorge Klor de Alva Larry S. KriegerNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Americans: United States History Since 1877
by Gerald A. Danzer J. Jorge Klor de Alva Larry S. KriegerNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century (California)
by Gerald A. Danzer J. Jorge Klor de Alva Larry S. KriegerNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century
by Gerald A. Danzer J. Jorge Klor de Alva Larry S. KriegerNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century
by Gerald A. Danzer J. Jorge Klor de Alva Larry S. KriegerNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century (Florida)
by Gerald A. Danzer J. Jorge Klor de Alva Larry S. KriegerNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century (Michigan)
by Gerald A. Danzer J. Jorge Klor de Alva Larry S. KriegerNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Americans: Beginnings to 1914 (Alabama)
by Gerald A. Danzer J. Jorge Klor de Alva Larry S. KriegerNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century (Alabama)
by Gerald A. Danzer J. Jorge Klor de Alva Larry S. KriegerNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century (California Edition)
by Gerald A. Danzer J. Jorge Klor de Alva Larry S. Krieger Louis E. Wilson Nancy WolochTextbook on American history from Reconstruction to the 21st Century. Chapters include: American Beginnings to 1877, Bridge to the 20th Century (1877-1917), Modern America Emerges (1890-1920), The 1920s and the Great Depression (1919-1940), World War II and its Aftermath (1931-1960), Living with Great Turmoil (1954-1975), and Passage to a New Century (1968-2001).
The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century (Texas edition)
by Gerald A. Danzer J. Jorge Klor de Alva Larry S. Krieger Louis E. Wilson Nancy WolochFrom the earliest colonial times, the United States has been influenced by the events, people, and forms of government in other nations--and America has influenced world affairs. Today, relationships between the United States and other countries are more critical than ever, as modern communications and transportation have drawn the world closer together.
The Americans: Reconstruction Through the 20th Century
by Gerald A. Danzer J. Jorge Klor de Alva Larry S. Krieger Louis E. Wilson Nancy WolochYou live in a nation founded on dreams of freedom, opportunity, and progress. The most enduring of these visions is the American dream--the belief held by most Americans that if they work hard and play by the rules, then they and their children will be better off.
The Americans
by Gerald A. Danzer J. Jorge Klor de Alva Larry S. Krieger Louis E. Wilson Nancy WolochYou live in a nation founded on dreams of freedom, opportunity, and progress. The most enduring of these visions is the American dream--the belief held by most Americans that if they work hard, and play by the rules, then they and their children will be better off.
The Americans
by Gerald A. Danzer J. Jorge Klor de Alva Larry S. Krieger Louis E. Wilson Nancy WolochNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century
by Gerald A. Danzer J. Jorge Klor de Alva Larry S. Krieger Louis E. Wilson Nancy WolochThis is more of a story of the United State laid out in different themes. These themes include: America in world affairs, economic opportunity, science & technology, diversity & the national identity, women & political power, immigration & migration, rights etc
The Americans
by Gerald A. Danzer J. Jorge Klor de Alva Larry S. Krieger Louis E. Wilson Nancy WolochThis textbook on "The Americans" narrates the history of Americans from Beginnings to Passage to a New Century.
The Americans
by Gerald A. Danzer J. Jorge Klor de Alva Louis E. Wilson Nancy WolochThis textbook contains unit lessons on: American Beginnings to 1783, 1781-1850 A New Nation, 1825-1877 An Era of Growth and Disunion, 1876-1917 Migration and Industrialization Change Society, 1890-1920 Modern America Emerges, 1920-1940 The Twenties and the Great Depression, 1931-1960 World War II and Its Aftermath, 1954-1975 Living with Great Turmoil, and 1968-1996 Nearing the Century Mark.