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Le Dejeuner sur l'Herbe by Edouard Manet
Pioneer of Modern Art: broke free from traditional French art. Included nude women, broke down the walls of social class system -
I Hear America Singing by Walt Witman
Transcendentalism: Broke free from traditional thought and style. He honed free verse poetry. This movement encouraged turning to oneself for answers and judgement, breaking free from societal views and doctrines. Began in the 1840’s, but gained momentum for the appreciated value in America and Americans. -
The Terminal by Alfred Stieglitz
Documentary Photography: Changed traditional documentary photography. Did not wish to "romanticize" life, but to show its realities. It Caused many to start taking note of the simple things in life. -
Woman with a Parasol by Claude Monet
Impressionism: The focus of this movement was on capturing the effects of sunlight. There is less focus on the lines and shapes of the objects than there is to contrasts caused by lighting. -
Montauk Building (Chicago, IL) by Root and Burnham
First Skyscraper: First commercially built structure with 9 stories. Designed with hollow tile arches for the floors to minimize the dead weight on the foundation. The tile arches in this building became known as side “construction” arches, with the soffits of the beams being covered with 1-inch slabs of fire clay tile. -
Eiffel Tower (Paris, France) by Gustave Eiffel
Created for the 1989 World’s Fair. Made of iron with an open-lattice design. Many doubted the design would work because of its shape and height. Today it is acknowledged as unique Modern Art and a great technical achievement. -
The Painted Ladies (San Francisco, CA) by Matthew Kavanaugh
Queen Anne Revival: This style of home modernized the Victorian style. The title refers to any set of Victorian or Edwardian houses that use three or more colors to show off the architectural details of their design.The design & style was a flashy combinations of bay windows, turrets, and decorated rooflines. They were constructed to commemorate new money of the Gold Rush Era. -
Hommage à Cézanne by Maurice Denis
Art Honoring Art: This piece depicts an assembled group of friends, artists, and critics, in the shop of an art dealer. Its purpose is to celebrate Paul Cézanne, who created the still life on the easel. This specific piece belonged to Paul Gauguin whose paintings are in the background, and is also being honored. -
The Thinker by Auguste Rodin
Impressionist Sculpture: rebelled against traditional art. It is said to embody both "dream and action"; which includes the contemplation of what is right versus wrong in the time of such social turmoil. -
Luxe, Calme, et Volupte by Henri Matisse
Fauvism: The idea that color expresses a mood. It is influenced by impressionists, but figures are outlined to give them emphasis. There is use of intense color to emphasize light and space. The color and unique form are meant to communicate the artist's emotional mood, rather than focus on the content itself. -
Ma Jolie by Pablo Picasso
Cubism: Explored open form, where figures and objects flowed together rather than had their own space. Backgrounds blended into foreground, and showed objects from various angles. They abandoned perspective and turned away from modeling realistic figures. This emphasized the unity between a depicted image and the canvas. -
The Cyclist by Natalia Goncharova
Futurism: Celebrated advanced technology and urban modernism. It depicted the modern experience and the beauty in machines, speed, violence, and change. It aimed to stir the senses of the noise, heat, and smell of the thriving cities. -
Streets in Berlin by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Expressionism: Expressed the emotion of the artist. It recognized that art comes from within the artist. It mainly was a reaction against Impressionism and academic art. This movement was inspired by Symbolists. Artists used swirling, swiping, and exaggeratedly brushstrokes in an attempt to communicate the emotions of the artist. This one portrays loneliness and insecurity, with two prostitutes male onlookers. -
‘Lord Kitchener Wants You’ Poster by Alfred Leete
Propaganda Poster: Intended to gain WWI recruits for the British Army. The huge, waving finger was meant to indicate personal responsibility to each citizen. This tactic was later used with the image of Uncle Sam for the American Army. -
The Hairy Ape (Play) by Eugene O'Neill
Expressionism Drama: He used symbolic devices that functioned to express religious and philosophical ideas, but not necessarily those of high society. He wished to expose the inequalities among the social classes. -
The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even (Collage) by Marcel Duchamp
Dada Movement: Mixed materials to create a collage or photograph. This movement had an anti-aesthetic sentiment. Here he used medal, glass, wire, and more. It is meant to create a scene of an erotic encounter with a bride and nine bachelors. It has a more industrial, rustic look rather than that of aesthetics. -
Chilehaus (Hamburg, Germany) by Johann Friedrich Höger
Expressionist Architecture: Created unique curves and distortions in form for an emotional effect. This 10-story office building has the top that resembles a ship's mast. This movement saw architecture as work of art. Each structure of the Expressionists is unique and does not have common features with another. -
Costumes for “Le P’tit Parigot” by Sonia Delaunay
Expressive Clothing: She began designing costumes as early as 1918 for the production of Cleopatra. With more modern films, she had more freedom to incorporate her art into the costumes. She wanted freedom, vitality, and youth, in her personal life. Thus she began designing varieties of women’s clothing to empower women to feel young and vibrant. -
‘Rosie the Riveter’ Poster by J. Howard Miller
Women's Movement: Posters during World War II were a call for women to help with the war effort, since the men were off fighting. Similar posters encouraged rationing, conservation and sacrifice. The posters were used for recruitment and motivation, as well as for financing the war. This poster eventually became a part of the Women’s Movement in 1948. -
Inland Steel Building (Chicago, IL) by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
International Style of Modern Architecture: Focused on simplicity and rebuilding economy. This was the first high-rise post WWII. These buildings were straight-lined and used materials of steel, glass, and concrete with surfaces stripped of any decorative ornamentation. Structures had open interior spaces and a seemingly weightless quality. -
Campbell Soup by Andy Warhol
Pop Art: Revitalized distinguishable imagery that was taken from mass media and popular culture. The subject matter celebrated commonplace objects and people of everyday life. It attempted to blur the lines between popular culture and fine art in hopes of bringing them to equal levels. It had the concept that there is no hierarchy of culture and no subject matter was off limits when it came to art.
