After reading the background information provided, match up the following descriptions of artists with their name and picture on your foldable.

1. Artist known for urban & southwest scenes2. Blues Singer3. Composers of uniquely American music (2)4. Jazz Musicians (2)5. Novelist who portrayed the strength of migrant workers during the

1930’s (Great Depression)6. Novelist who wrote about the Jazz Age7. Painter who chronicled the Great Migration8. Poet who combined African & American cultural roots

Georgia O’KeefeA 20th century American painter and pioneer of American modernism best known for her canvases depicting flowers, skyscrapers, animal skulls and southeastern landscapes. Her artwork was inspired by desert scenes from New Mexico.

F. Scott FitzgeraldAn American novelist and short story

writer, whose works illustrate the Jazz Age. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Fitzgerald is considered a member of the "Lost Generation" of the 1920s. He finished four novels: This Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and Damned, The Great Gatsby, and Tender Is the Night. A fifth, unfinished novel, The Love of the Last Tycoon, was published posthumously. Fitzgerald also wrote numerous short stories, many of which treat themes of youth and promise, and age and despair.

John SteinbeckAn American author of 27 books, including 16 novels, six non-fiction books, and five collections of short stories. He is widely known for the comic novels Tortilla Flat (1935) and Cannery Row (1945), the multi-generation epic East of Eden (1952), and the novellas Of Mice and Men (1937) and The Red Pony (1937). The Pulitzer Prize-winning The Grapes of Wrath (1939) is considered Steinbeck's greatest masterpiece. The Grapes of Wrath tells the story of the Joad family as they migrate west from Oklahoma to California.

Aaron Copeland and George GershwinCopland's earliest works were influenced by American jazz rhythms and the neo-classical style that were popular. He produced a series of ballets on themes of the American frontier and various aspects of American life. His famous works are: the ballets Billy the Kid and

Rodeo. His masterpiece is probably the score for Appalachian Spring. Gershwin was the first American composer to successfully combine popular and serious styles of American music. His work, Rhapsody in Blue, was the first popular composition to combine jazz-inspired classical music. His other famous works include: Porgy & Bess, An American in Paris, and Summer-Time.Jacob LawrenceAn African-American painter known for his portrayal of African-American life. He brought the African-American experience to life using blacks and browns juxtaposed with vivid colors. Lawrence is among the best-known 20th-century African-American painters. He was 23 years old when he gained national recognition with his 60-panel Migration Series, painted on cardboard. The series depicted the Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North.

Langston HughesThe most famous poet from Harlem was Langston Hughes. He wrote during the 1920s and '30s, when there was an explosion of African American writers and poets writing and publishing, called the Harlem Renaissance. Hughes, like other poets of the time, was concerned with portraying the lives of members of the black community. He wanted to highlight their concerns and the challenges they faced in America at that time, including racism. His famous works include: Harlem and I, Too, Sing America.Bessie Smith

Was an American blues singer. Nicknamed the Empress of the Blues, she was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s.She is often regarded as one of the greatest singers of her era and was a major influence on other jazz singers.Duke Ellington and Louis ArmstrongEllington was a major figure in the history of jazz music, his career spanned more than half a century, during which time he composed thousands of songs for the stage, screen and contemporary songbook. He created one of the most distinctive ensemble sounds in Western music and continued to play what he called "American Music" until shortly before his death in 1974.An all-star virtuoso, Armstrong came to prominence in the 1920s, influencing countless musicians with both his daring trumpet style and unique vocals. Armstrong's charismatic stage presence impressed not only the jazz world but all of popular music. He recorded several songs throughout his career, including he is known for songs like "Star Dust," "La Via En Rose" and "What a Wonderful World."