american scene painting
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American Scene Painting
❖ A general term encompassing the realist and anti-modernist style of painting
❖ Popular in America during the Great Depression
❖ A reaction against European Modernism
❖ An attempt to define a uniquely American style of art
Regionalism
There are several artists who painted in this style. Three of the more famous ones are:❖ Grant Wood❖ Norman Rockwell❖ Andrew Wyeth
Young Corn, 1931, Oil on Masonite panel
Grant Wood
❖ Born on a farm near Anamosa, Iowa in 1891
❖ Considered the Father of American Scene painting
❖ Loved the simplicity of land scenes and people
❖ Had great affection for the people and customs of the Midwest
Self Portrait, 1932, Oil on Canvas
American Gothic 1930, Oil on Beaverboard
Considered the most famous Grant Wood painting.
So named because the design of the arch-shaped window in the background is Middle Age Gothic
Norman Rockwell
❖ Most famous for cover illustrations of everyday life in the Saturday Evening Post
❖ Worked with the Boy Scouts of America for 64 years, producing covers for their publication, Boys’ Life
❖ Later works depicted his interest in poverty, civil rights, and space exploration
Triple Self-Portrait, 1960, Oil on Canvas
Rosie the Riveter 1943, Oil on Canvas
Rockwell’s iconic personification of women’s efforts to aid the American military to victory
during WWII.
Happy Birthday, Miss Jones, 1956, Oil on Canvas
Rockwell was meticulous when it
came to his paintings.
He chose his models, props, and settings to
form a tableau.
Then he directed the scene as though it
were a movie.
“Every single object shown in a picture should contribute
directly to the central theme. All other things should be
ruthlessly discarded.”
No Swimming,
1921, Oil on Canvas
The American Way, 1944, Oil on Canvas
The Problem We All Live With, 1964, Oil on Canvas
Andrew Wyeth
❖ His favorite subjects were the land and people around him.
❖ Was homeschooled
❖ Mastered figure study, watercolor, and egg tempera painting technique.
❖ His favorite master painter was Winslow Homer
Self Portrait, nd, tempera on canvas
Christina’s World 1948, Tempera on Gessoed Panel
One of the best-known American paintings of the mid 20th Century
Social Realism
There are several artists who painted in this style. Two of the more famous ones are:❖ Diego Rivera❖ Edward Hopper
Diego Rivera, Flower Carrier, 1935, Oil and Tempera on Masonite
Diego Rivera
❖ Considered the greatest Mexican painter of the 20th Century
❖ Famous for reintroducing fresco painting into modern art
❖ Married to Frida Kahlo, another famous Mexican artist
Self Portrait, 1949, Tempera on Linen
Portrait of Natasha Gelman, 1943
One of Rivera’s finest works - a portrait of Jacques Gelman’s wife with calla lilies in the background - the perfect example of Mexico’s flora.
A View of Toledo from two different artists’
perspectives
El Greco, 1598-99, Oil on Canvas
Diego Rivera, 1912, Oil on Canvas
What are the differences? The similarities?
Edward Hopper
❖ Struggled to gain recognition for his works
❖ Was the last great Social Realist
❖ His paintings suggested a powerful sense of isolation in postwar America Self-Portrait, 1925, Oil on Canvas
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