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SOCIAL REALISMBy: Menn Chen and Rachel Dazer
DEFINITION/BACKGROUND
Art movement that emphasizes everyday conditions of the working Midwestern middle class and the poor.
Depression era Started in the 1930s
ORIGIN
Ashcan School Documented everyday life in New York City Urban street settings and unglamorized
paintings Challenged impressionists and social
academics
GRANT WOOD
Born 1891 in Anmosa, Iowa Influenced by his small farm town Used people he knew as subjects in his
paintings Died in 1942
GRANT WOOD
“American Gothic” 1930
Most famous/recognized
Many symbols Reactions
GRANT WOOD
“Stone City, Iowa” 1930
Reality vs. Fantasy
“Woman with Plants” 1929
Grant’s mother
“APPRAISAL” 1931
THOMAS HART BENTON
Born in 1889, died in 1975 Influenced by muralists like
Diego Rivera Closely associated with
Regionalism
“A SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI” 1936
INDIANA MURALS 1933
“Parks, the Circus, the Klan, the Press”
“THE WRECK OF THE OLE '97” 1943
DOROTHEA LANGE
Born in Hoboken, NJ. (1865-1965) Documentary photographer during the Great
Depression and World War I. Struggled physically and emotionally growing
up. Worked for the Farm Security Administration
(FSA). Photography focused on the hardships people
suffered and the emotions behind it.
“MIGRANT MOTHER” (1936) DOROTHEA LANGE
“ONE NATION INDIVISIBLE” (1942) DOROTHEA LANGE
MIGRANT COTTON PICKER” (1940) DOROTHEA LANGE
ANDREW WYTHE
Born in Chadds Ford, PA. (1917-2009) Homeschooled growing up. Parents supported his interest in art. Paintings are very focused in detail and
composition. Paintings either done in Chadds Ford, PA or
Cushing, ME. In 1945, his father and nephew died in an railway
accident. It had an impact on his paintings. Has over 300 paintings in total.
ANDREW WYTHE’S PAINTING STYLE Realism and Regionalism influence. Used egg tempura and the dry brush technique
for most of his paintings. Egg Tempura: raw egg yolk mixed with vinegar,
water, and pure powdered vegetable. Provides depth of color. Dry Brush Technique: tiny amount of damp paint
is applied to a brush and then every detail is painted lightly.
Drawn Effect. Color Palette: mainly good, blue, charcoal, and
brown.
“CHRISTINA’S WORLD” (1948) ANDREW WYTHE
“BRAIDS” (1977) ANDREW WYTHE
“PENTECOST” (1989) ANDREW WYTHE
REACTIONS
Reacted rather positively. People could relate to the subject and
emotion of the artwork. More aware of what was going on in other
parts of the U.S.
INFLUENCE
Social Realism has a big impact in today’s society.
Photography considered as a form of art. Appears in press, digital media, and popular
culture. Media covering major events.
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