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  1. The United States of America is a nation with a rich history and a noble goal: government of the people, by the people, for the people. Its citizens' struggle to achieve that goal is a dramatic story stretching over hundreds of years. Unit 1: Worlds collide (1491-1607) 0/800 Mastery points.

  2. Arts and humanities. Modernisms 1900-1980. Unit 1: A beginner's guide to 20th century art. Introduction Key concepts. Unit 2: Fauvism and Expressionism. Fauvism and Matisse Expressionism. Unit 3: Cubism and early abstraction. Cubism Orphism The art of the Russian avant-garde Purism.

  3. Artists in the twentieth century chose two distinct ways to depict modernism and the excitement of progress—realism and abstraction. Both are well represented in the collection.

  4. 1:56. We understand the history of humanity through art. From prehistoric depictions of bison to contemporary abstraction, artists have addressed their time and place in history and expressed universal truths for tens of thousands of years. Start learning.

  5. Contemporary Art, an introduction. Representation and abstraction: Millais's Ophelia and Newman's Vir Heroicus Sublimis. Art and context: Monet's Cliff Walk at Pourville and Malevich's White on White. An Introduction to Photography in the Early 20th Century.

  6. Mar 28, 2024 · Modernism, in the fine arts, late 19th to mid-20th century, a break with the past and the concurrent search for new forms of expression. It fostered a period of experimentation in literature, music, dance, visual art, and architecture. Learn more about the history of Modernism and its various manifestations.

  7. Sep 27, 2020 · In order to understand this change in perception and use—why photography appealed to artists by the early 1900s, and how it was incorporated into artistic practices by the 1920s—we need to start by looking back.