Final Module Flashcards
Tradition, 1916
Kenyon Cox
Represents traditional ideas of the Italian renaissance. Conservative, academic style of the New York academy.
The Ragpicker, 1911
Sculpture
Abastenia St. Leger Eberle,
Similar in themes to Ashcan
woman searching through the garbage. Art as a social function. She produced work for women’s suffrage in 1915 McBeth galleries, NYC. Her subjects: Working-class immigrants in NY.
In the Elevated, 1916
Theresa Bernstein,
This received the National Arts Club prize winner. She is similar in themes to AshcanModern subject matter, expressive, urbanism, realist and expressionist styles, social issues. Mural painter for US gov. during the depression. Also contributed to the sufferance show with Ragpicker.
Alfred Stieglitz, 1902
Gertrude Käsebier
Gum bichromate method, allowing manipulation resulting in a painterly style.
Started the Romantic Urban Realism movement. They rebelled against the traditional and conservative style and subject matter of the academy. Painting the life you knew.
The Eight
Members were Robert Henri, Everett Shinn, John Sloan, Arthur B. Davies, Ernest Lawson, Maurice Prendergast, George Luks, and William J. Glackens. Landmark Exhibition in 1908 at McBeth galleries in NY.
An artistic movement in the United States during the late 19th-early 20th century that is best known for works portraying scenes of daily life in New York, often in the city’s poorer neighborhoods.
Ashcan School
He founded Photo-Secession and was married to Georgia O’Keeffe.
Alfred Stieglitz
This was a group of photographers
Photo-Secession
This is a photography style
Pictorialism
Stieglitz’s gallery, showing photography, american and european modernist artwork.
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Blue Lines, 1916
Georgia O’Keeffe
Asian art influenes, modernist style, New York.
Cow’s Skull Red, White and Blue, 1931
Georgia O’Keeffe
New Mexico, example of this new style of her work. Taos. Growing trend in art for regional scenes, going out beyond the urban centers. Cultural nationalism - the cow skull representing enduring nature of American.
*A trend in looking to idetifying what is unique about America, authoring the “great American play, book, etc.” O’Keeffe wondered what a great American painting would look like.
Cultural Nationalism
*Approach to art that is interested in uncovering social problems.
Urban scene painters
*Approach to art that is interested in lush landscapes
Regionalist painters
Luxembourg Gardens, 1908
Marguerite Zorach
Influenced by Matisse and fauvism styles.
A Village in India, 1911
Marguerite Zorach
An example of her paintings during a trip abroad.
Man Among Redwoods, 1912
Marguerite Zorach
An example from a trip to Sierra Nevada.
(who is ) in her 55th Street Apartment, 1913, with painted wall hanging in the background
Marguerite Zorach
New York City
Maine Islands, 1919
Marguerite Zorach
Tapestry painting, decorative embroidery. Summers would travel to Maine. Regional themes from those trips. Joy of Life from Mattise reference.
She wrote the Avant-guard opera Four Saints In Three Acts to which Stettheimer designed costumes.
Gertrude Stein
She also knew Zorach in Paris.
Nude Self-Portrait, c. 1915
Florine Stettheimer Between the wars, her work looked at upper-class life and a diary of her life. Decorative, Figurative, Stylized, richly colored, a nod to popular illustrations. Nude self-portraits by women are not typical.
Picnic at Bedford Hills, 1918
Florine Stettheimer
Pictorial, history painting genre painting, etc. Biographical. Theatrical. Marcel Duchamp is featured twice here (he’s the only male).
She is a detached observer. Also friends with Steiglitz.
Spring Sale at Bendel’s, 1921
Florine Stettheimer
Shopping, the frenzy of the dressing room, snagging bargains, human look at high fashion - jewel-like colors, privileged and luxury.
set for Four Saints In Three Acts, 1934
Florine Stettheimer
Opened in Connecticut.
Harlem renaissance going in parallel. All-black cast. Choral director: Eva Jessie. Sounds of works over the story. Virgil Thompson score.
Stettheimer Doll House, 1916-1935, Museum of the City of New York
Worked on with her sister
Classical facade
Lux, fashion, and style of NY high society, the finest dollhouse in the world. John Noble Toy Collector is shown here working on the installation. Museum of the City of New York.
Stettheimer Doll House, Lower terrace
Steittheimar discussues art with Henry McBride
William Zorach’s bronze mother and child on left
Gaston Lachaise’s alabaster female nude
Stettheimer Doll House, Ballroom
Gaston Lachaise chats with Marcel Duchamp. Virgil Thompson plays piano for Fania Marinoff. -Known for its reproduction in miniatures of famous paintings, shown in this room.
Abstract Portrait of Marcel Duchamp, 1918
Katherine Dreier
With Duchamp and Man Ray, Society of Independent artists and Société Anonyme, a collection donated to Yale University.
This art movement rejected reason and logic, prizing nonsense, irrationality, and intuition. It shows up differently in the US than it does in Europe - humor, and quirkiness but without the gravity or bitterness of those in EU affected by WWI.
Dada
Mina Loy, 1920
Man Ray
Mina is a Dada poet. She wears a thermometer as an earring.
Baroness Elsa Von Freytag-Loringhoven, Photograph
Unknown photographer
Provocative
America’s first performance artist & poet.
Dressed or undressed, tragic and ridiculous, the little review says she loves and lives Dada. Body as a living work of art.
Who formed the Ashcan School? And who were the artists associated with it?
The eight
Theresa Bernstein
Detail from a letter to Tristan Tzara, postmarked June 8, 1920, showing the Baroness Elsa Von Freytag-Loringhoven performing nude.
Man Ray
photo of a nude video he shot her her
“The baroness shaves her pubic hair” - Duchamp