The Great Depression was an era in America of economic and social ruin. At the depression’s peak, 25% of the population was unemployed and millions of Americans were in poverty (DeClair 9/5/17). However, the economic and social change that occurred in America due to the Great Depression were the main muses for American artists of the time (DeClair 9/26/2017). The visual arts, music, dance, and film contributed to the American identity by displaying and distributing the new American values that emerged
City and spnt part of his child hood in Pennsylvania. After his parents split up in 1924, he went with his mother and siblings to New York, settling in Harlem. "He trained as a painter at the Harlem Art Workshop, inside the New York Public Library's 113 5th Street branch. Younger than the artists and writers who took part in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, Lawrence was also at an angle to them: he was not interested in the kind of idealized, fake-primitive images of blacks - the Noble Negroes
IWC1 Test 1.02 Module Pre-Test Question 1: Multiple Choice The historical revival of Classical culture began during the: a) Middle Ages b) Renaissance c) Baroque Era d) Romantic Era Feedback: The correct answer is b. The historical revival of Classical culture began during the Renaissance. Question 2: Multiple Choice Which of the following was a key feature of ancient Chinese humanism? a) An emphasis on theoretical philosophy. b) A subordination of intellectual life to religious