American life scenes

Author: Elizabeth Pringle
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Publish Date: 2003-04-01
Features: The art works collected in this book capture various scenes of everyday life in the United States in the first half of the 20th century. At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, the idea of depicting ordinary people and daily life was novel. Artists bid farewell to the elegance and artificiality of the affluent era, while writers and painters turned to showcasing the everyday lives of ordinary Americans engaged in work and leisure. At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, the idea of depicting ordinary people and daily life was novel. Artists bid farewell to the elegance and artificiality of the affluent era, while writers and painters turned to showcasing the everyday lives of ordinary Americans engaged in work and leisure. The art works collected in this book capture various scenes of everyday life in the United States in the first half of the 20th century.