Regionalism
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Regionalism was an American art movement of the 1930s that emphasized realistic depictions of rural life and local landscapes, particularly in the Midwest.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American art movement
→
art movement → |
| aim |
to celebrate local and regional identities
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to create a distinctly American art → |
| artStyle |
realism
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|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| criticizedBy |
Abstract Expressionists
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|
| criticizedFor |
conservative aesthetics
→
perceived provincialism → |
| declinePeriod |
late 1940s
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| field |
painting
→
visual arts → |
| genre |
American Scene Painting
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| hasCharacteristic |
clear representational forms
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emphasis on local color and detail → narrative compositions → |
| hasNotableProponent |
Grant Wood
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John Steuart Curry → Thomas Hart Benton → |
| hasNotableWork |
A Social History of the State of Missouri
→
American Gothic → Baptism in Kansas → |
| inception |
1930s
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| influenced |
later American realist painters
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| influencedBy |
19th-century American realism
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folk art → narrative painting traditions → |
| language |
English
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| mainRegion |
American Midwest
→
Midwestern United States → |
| medium |
mural painting
→
painting → |
| movementFocus |
realistic depictions of local landscapes
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realistic depictions of rural life → |
| opposedTo |
American urban modernism
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European modernism → |
| partOf |
American Scene Painting
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|
| politicalContext |
response to industrialization
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response to the Great Depression → response to urbanization → |
| supportedBy |
New Deal art programs
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Works Progress Administration art projects → |
| timePeriod |
Great Depression era
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|
| typicalSubject |
American heartland landscapes
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agricultural labor → farm scenes → local history → rural American life → small-town life → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
American Gothic
→
Grant Wood → |
movement |