The development of painting in the USA. The Colonial Period. The First American Revolution and the young republic. The Era of Jacksonian Democracy. The main genres of painting and their representatives. Landscape painting, still life and history painting.
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, artists primarily painted landscapes and portraits in a realistic style. Most of early American art (from the late 18th century through the early 19th century) consists of history painting and portraits. In the course of three centuries, American painting has passed through a long and complex period of development from earnest attempts by early limners through a budding florescence in the late eighteenth century to its highly contradictory state in modern times, which are torn by a fierce struggle between progressive realist traditions and the reactionary formalistic experimentation of modernism. American art had to develop under adverse conditions: engaged in subduing the wilderness and struggling for survival in the new, unexplored land, the colonists had little time and interest in any but utilitarian art. But they had in common the primitive virtues of honesty, an instinct for colour, line and decorative pattern, and above all. the physical integrity that marks the primitive in every age and land.American art has gone through all sorts of difficulties such as wars and revolutions that has affected on its development. This course work sought to provide an accurate and systematic description of American art.In the course work the main stages in development of painting in the US, the major genres of painting, the most famous museums and art galleries have been examined. The work has shown the most important periods in the development of American art, affects of various events in the country on it, the main genres of painting and its main representatives such as John Singleton Copley, Winslow Homer and James Peale. Also we knew about the most famous museums such as Museum of Modern Art, Solomon R.Guggenheim Museum, Museum of Natural History which contain many valuable exhibits and are very interesting for tourists. Its artists,paintings,galleries,museums embody all the beauty and sublimity of American culture.
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American art has gone through all sorts of difficulties such as wars and revolutions that has affected on its development. Gradually there were various genres, styles and trends in American art.
This course work sought to provide an accurate and systematic description of American art.In the course work the main stages in development of painting in the US, the major genres of painting, the most famous museums and art galleries have been examined. The work has shown the most important periods in the development of American art, affects of various events in the country on it, the main genres of painting and its main representatives such as John Singleton Copley, Winslow Homer and James Peale.
Also we knew about the most famous museums such as Museum of Modern Art, Solomon R.Guggenheim Museum, Museum of Natural History which contain many valuable exhibits and are very interesting for tourists.
Summing up the results of the research we should note that American art has made a huge contribution to the development of the world art. Its artists,paintings,galleries,museums embody all the beauty and sublimity of American culture.
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