Resources: Review Ch. 5 and 6 of Oxford History of Art: Twentieth-Century American Art, the Week 3 Electronic Reserve Readings, your Video Reflections, and at least one additional scholarly online or library resource.
Prepare a 5- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation in which you examine the works of photographers working during the 1930s and the work of Abstract Expressionists.
Include responses and discussion of the following in your presentation:
Three photographers who worked during the 1930s
At least two examples of photography from each photographer
A description of the types of subjects photographed
Your opinion on whether or not photography is a fine art form with an explanation
Your opinion regarding how photography has affected American culture
One Abstract Expressionists painter who worked in post-World War II America
At least one art work
A description of the style of the painter and why he or she was interested in this style of abstraction
A description of how this style emerged in post-World War II America and why it differed from the art work of the 1930s
For Online and Directed Study students, these are Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations with speaker’s notes which support and expand upon your bulleted text.
Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines and include a slide with all references.
(Citation for Book)
Doss, Erika. Oxford History of Art : Twentieth-Century American Art. Cary, NC, USA: OUP Oxford, 2002. ProQuest ebrary. Web. 8 August 2015.
(Citation for video) Clicking link should take you to video
Jackson Pollock. Films On Demand. Films Media Group, 2004. Web. 8 Aug. 2015. http://digital.films.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=7967&xtid=42492.
(Citation for video) Clicking link should take you to video
Documenting the Face of America: Roy Stryker and the FSA/OWI Photographers. Films On Demand. Films Media Group, 2008. Web. 8 Aug. 2015. http://digital.films.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=7967&xtid=40086.
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