American Art Before and After World War II Presentation

Resources: Review Chapter "A New Deal for the Arts: the Great Depression" and "Abstract Expressionism" of Oxford History of Art: Twentieth-Century American Art, the Electronic Reserve Readings, your Video Reflections, and at least one additional scholarly online or library resource.

Prepare a 5- to 10-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation in which you examine the works of photographers working during the 1930s and the work of Abstract Expressionists.

Include responses and discussion of the following in your presentation:

I. Three photographers who worked during the 1930s

1. At least two examples of photography from each photographer

2. A description of the types of subjects photographed

3. Your opinion on whether or not photography is a fine art form with an explanation

4. Your opinion regarding how photography has affected American culture

II. One Abstract Expressionists painter who worked in post-World War II America

1. At least one art work

2. A description of the style of the painter and why he or she was interested in this style of abstraction

3. A description of how this style emerged in post-World War II America and why it differed from the art work of the 1930s