Arts in the Gilded Age

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Arts in the Gilded Age

• Nadia Barksdale
• Anna Schuessler
• AP US period 6

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Architecture of the Gilded Age

• Richard Morris Hunt
• Henry Hobson Richardson
• Louis Sullivan

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Richard Morris Hunt

• Richard Morris Hunts works of art were greatly
  influenced by French architecture. He designed
  many mansions and summer homes for wealthy
  Americans of the time, namely the Vanderbilt's.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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William K. Vanderbilts Mansion
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Henry Hobson Richardson

• Henry Hobson Richardsons architecture is
  characterized by stone walls and dramatic arches.
  Continuity and unity are also prevalent in
  Richardsons work.

Austin Hall at Harvard
Oakes Ames Memorial Hall in Massachusetts.
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Louis Sullivan

• Sullivan strived to create designs that defined
  the people of the present, rather than focusing
  on the past. Sullivans main motto was Form
  should follow function. He also believed that
  the buildings identity resides in the ornament.

Carson, Pirie, Scott Building in Chicago
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Auditorium Building in Chicago
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Artists of the Gilded Age

• John Singer Sargent
• James McNeill Whistler
• Mary Cassatt
• Winslow Homer
• Albert Pinkham Rider

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John Singer Sargent

• Sargent is most famous for his watercolor
  portraits. His style is said to be both
  traditional and revolutionary and was
  influenced by his international travels. Sargent
  became disinterested in painting portraits and
  this led to the end of his career.

Portrait of Roosevelt
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Literature
Madame X
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James McNeill Whistler

• Whistler first achieved success with his etchings
  of working class life in London and France. His
  work was heavily influenced by Gustav Courbet,
  Greek sculptures, and Asian prints and porcelain.

Rotherhithe
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Literature
Whistlers Mother
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Mary Cassatt

• Cassatts style of painting was influenced by
  Degas, Manet, and Renoir. Cassatt studied in
  France and was an Impressionist painter. She
  mainly portrayed mothers and children in her
  paintings.

The Boating Party
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Literature
The Toreador
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Winslow Homer

• Homers style is deeply rooted in traditional
  American realism. His paintings concentrate on
  nature, particularly on the sea. His later works
  completely exclude humans.

The Red Canoe
Gulf Stream
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Literature
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Albert Pinkham Ryder

• Ryder used themes of women in distress,
  salvation, and redemption. His work was heavily
  influenced by literature. Horses are often
  featured in his paintings. Blond tonality and
  reddish highlights are typical in his early work.

Roadside Meeting
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Literature
Lord Ulins Daughter
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Literature of the Gilded Age

• Walt Whitman
• Stephen Crane
• Edward Bellamy
• William Dean Howells
• Mark Twain

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Democratic Vistas by Walt Whitman

• Democratic Vistas shows the New World in turmoil
  due to the consequences of technology and
  capitalism.
  
• This book expressed a hope that the world can
  change for the better if we turn from our evil,
  capitalistic ways.

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Maggie A girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane

• The world turns really hopeful people into broken
  pieces. The world ruins any grain of hope with
  its sadness and disparity.
  
• The book opened everyones eyes to the deplorable
  conditions of the city.

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Victorian Homes
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Looking Backward 2000 to 1887 by Edward Bellamy

• In Looking Backward, American ideals create a
  plutocracy rather than a democracy. These ideals
  suffocate the individual.
  
• The book featured Marxist ideas.

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The Rise of Silas Lapham by William Dean Howells

• In this novel, greed vs. ethics and their part in
  the lives of the American individual plays a huge
  role.
  
• This was the first book to center themes on
  realism, paving the way for future authors.

Cover art of the novel.
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court by
Mark Twain

• The theme of this novel is that technology will
  prevail, and science and technology will advance
  anyone using it.
  
• A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court is a
  satire of the way society is controlled today by
  placing it in a past that may not have ever
  happened.

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Victorian Homes
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Victorian Homes of the Gilded Age

• Interior Designs
• Exterior Designs

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Victorian Interior Designs
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Works Cited
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Victorian Exterior Designs
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Works Cited
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Works Cited

• "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court."
  The People's Media Company. 2007. AC. 3 Dec 2007
  connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthurs.html.
• www.askart.com/AskART/artist.aspx?artist21592
  homer
  
• Boudreaux, Gary. "Louis Sullivan The Growth of
  an Idea." 1993. 30 Nov 2007 gerry/sullivan/sullivan.html.
  
• http//www.butlerart.com/pc_book/pages/albert_pink
  ham_ryder_1847.htm ryder
  
• Eikkila, Betsy. "Walt Whitman (1819-1892)."
  Georgetown. Georgetown University. 3 Dec 2007
  llabuild/iguide/whitman.html.
• Howe, Jeffrey. "Henry Hobson Richardson." A
  Digital Archive of American Architecture. 1998.
  Boston College. 30 Nov 2007 org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/hhr.html.
• Howe, Jeffery. "Louis Sullivan." A Digital
  Archive of American Architecture. 1998. Boston
  College. 30 Nov 2007 /cas/fnart/fa267/sullivan.html.
• http//www.island-of-freedom.com/WINSLOW.HTM
  Homer
  
• "James McNeill Whistler." Exhibitions. 2007.
  Smithsonian Institution. 3 Dec 2007
  er.htm.
• Leeds, Valerie Ann. "John Singer Sargent." 30 Nov
  2007 singer_sargent_1856.htm .
  
• "Literary Analysis." Helium. 2007. Helium. 3 Dec
  2007 amous-house-social.
  
• "Looking Backwards 2000-1887." ENotes. 2007.
  E-Notes. 3 Dec 2007 .
  
• "Maggie A Girl of the Streets - Introduction."
  ENotes. 2007. E-Notes. 3 Dec 2007
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• "Mary Cassatt." 1 Dec 2007 ard.edu/malek/Cassat.html.
  
• "Poet of the Nation." Library of Congress. 21 Dec
  2005. Library of Congress. 3 Dec 2007
  tofthenation.html.

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Works Cited, continued.

• "The Rise of Silas Lapham." Penguin Group (USA).
  2007. Penquin Group USA. 3 Dec 2007
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• Sargent, John Singer. 30 Nov 2007
  r_sargent_1856.htm .
  
• "Themes." Bookrags. 2007. Bookrags. 3 Dec 2007
  tml.
  
• "Victorian Homes." Victorian Bazaar. 2000. 3 Dec
  2007 .
  
  
• http//www.victorianweb.org/painting/american/ryde
  r.lud.jpg ryder
  
• Whistler, James McNeill. 30 Nov 2007
  n/whistl7.jpg.
  
• Whistler, James McNeill. 30 Nov 2007
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• Yakula, Johanne. "Heritage Homes - Parlour." From
  Times Past. From Times Past. 3 Dec 2007
  
• 3 Dec 2007 64.jpg.
  
• Penguin Classics. 3 Dec 2007 azon.com/images/I/51CA1RSC2NL.jpg.
  
• 3 Dec 2007 ts/scifi/images/bellamy-sm.jpg.
  
• Brady, Matthew. Old Picture. 3 Dec 2007
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• Wikimedia. 3 Dec 2007 /wikipedia/en/0/0b/Edward_Bellamy_-_photograph_c.1
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• Ohio Historical Society. 3 Dec 2007
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• 3 Dec 2007 history/MarkTwain.jpg.
  
• Wikimedia. 3 Dec 2007 /wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Galveston_victorian_
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  mes_post_office.jpg.
• Bradbury. 3 Dec 2007 orian/images/knightsbridge_350.jpg.
  
• Flickr. 3 Dec 2007 8494843_dc10d9946f.jpg.
  
• "Journey of a House." Jackie Craven. 3 Dec 2007
  . Ben, Ruth.
  "Victorian House by the Sea." 3 Dec 2007
  .