How did the development of new technologies and social turmoil in Europe and America translate itself into the art/architectural style of the Craftsman (Arts and Crafts Movement) and Art Deco movement? In what way are the art and architectural movements a response to the industrial revolution? Who are the major writers, philosophers and social activists in Craftsman and Art Deco (feel free to examine Dadaism also) movement and what lasting effect did they have on American history and culture? How did the artists, sculptors and architects of the Craftsman movement (or Arts and Crafts Movement) affect the world-wide social movements away from the impersonal factory-oriented economic trends of the late 19th and early 20th centuries toward individual expression? Examine the origins and early history of the American film industry. Explore how film became a symbol of America and Americans in its development of technology and focus on social issues.
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Website Resources (OPD etc.) / Articles from GALE Discovery / ABC-CLIO EBooks / Links to JSTOR articles / Archives of American Art
OPD websites and other sources
American Realism/Beaux Arts / Arts and Crafts Movement / Art DecoArmory Show of 1913 / Dada / Sculpture
Silent Film / Architecture / American Craftsman Style
American Realism
1. American Masters - Thomas Eakins [ ] - PBS presents biographical information about the famous realist painter. Includes a list of major works.1. John Singer Sargent - American Painter (1856-1925). Artist Monography with essays and links to over 200 paintings.
2. John Singer Sargent - Beyond the Portrait Studio - Exhibit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art includes about 110 paintings, drawings, and watercolors selected from the Museum's holdings.
3. Sargent's "Madame X"; or, Assertion and Retreat in Woman - Lynette Abel article about one of the artist's painting, showing how art answers the questions of our life as described by the education Aesthetic Realism, founded by Eli Siegel.
Beaux Arts Art, Design and Architecture
1. Built in America: Historic Buildings Archive from Library of Congress2. New York architecture images, Beaux-Arts gallery
3. Beaux-Arts architecture Buildings/Structures
4. Daniel Chester French: Sculpture In Situ
5. Augustus St. Gaudens PBS American Masters: information on Beaux-Arts American sculptor Augustus St. Gaudens
Arts and Crafts Movement
1. American Decorative Arts - The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Outlines their vast collection of American decorative art, including furniture, silver, glass, pewter, ceramics, and textiles location of Craftsman items in MET’s collection.2. Arts & Crafts Movement - Explores the people, places and things unique to the Arts and Crafts Movement in America and Britain.
3. Arts & Crafts Society - Archives and photos, books, classifieds, and a discussion forum. Arts and Crafts links.
4. Craftsman Farms - The Gustav Stickley Museum and center for the study of the American Arts and Crafts movement in Parsippany, New Jersey.
5. Craftsman Style - Online version of Gustav Stickley's "Craftsman Homes".
6. Founders Of The Arts & Crafts Movement - Anthology of writings on interior design by William Morris and his contemporaries; information about the early years of the movement in England and America.
7. Gustav Stickley and Stickley Furniture - Brief history of their impact on the Arts and Crafts movement
8. Louis Comfort Tiffany - The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Includes stained-glass windows, paintings, interiors, mosaics, lamps, jewelry, metalwork, and enamels.
9. Roseville Pottery - Detailed history of the Roseville Pottery, provided by the Wisconsin Pottery Association.
10. The Arts & Crafts Movement: People: Elbert Hubbard
11. The Gamble House - Example of American Arts and Crafts architecture, designed by Charles and Henry Greene in 1908. History, biographies of the architects, virtual tour and visitor information.
12. The Roycroft Community 1894-1938 by Hilary Davis
Art Deco
1. Art Deco Metropolis - Tony Robins offers walking tours of Art Deco architecture in New York (itinerary online), a list of Art Deco landmarks in the city, book reviews and excerpts from interviews with New York architects of the 1920s and 30s.2. Art Institute of Chicago - Documents Of Dada and Surrealism - An overview of Dada in Zurich, Berlin, Paris and New York by Irene Hofman.
3. Boston Avenue United Methodist Church - The official site of this towering Art Deco church in Tulsa, designed in the 1920s by Adah Robinson, gives a history and illustrated description, with commentary on its religious symbolism.
4. Building the Chrysler Building - An illustrated history by Emily Zimmerman, part of America in the 1930s.
5. Chicago Landmarks - Art Deco Tour - Photographs and descriptions of the city's Art Deco skyscrapers and other buildings.
6. Rockefeller Center - NYCTourist describes this Art Deco complex of commercial buildings in New York built 1929-34. Includes images of Art Deco and Art Nouveau murals and mosaics.
Armory Show of 1913
1. Armory Show 1913 - Linda Larson's thesis on the Armory Show of 1913 which introduced Americans to a new "modern art" challenging and changing the idea of what makes art "art." Biographies on many of the artists.2. Virtual re-creation of the Armory Show from the American Studies Programs at the University of Virginia
3. 1913 news and reviews of the Armory Show have been digitized and posted online as the Walt Kuhn, Kuhn Family Papers, And Armory Show Records at the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Dada
1. Beginner's Guide to Dada - An appropriately irreverent profile of the Dada movement.2. Cut And Paste - Dada - Biographies and galleries of the photomontages of Heartfield, Höch, Hausmann and Schwitters.
3. DaDa Online - Comprehensive introductory site for those that want to learn the history of the Dada movement.
4. Dada And Dadaism - Features the artists, writers, poets and includes a bibliography.
Silent Films
1. Bright Lights Film Journal - Articles on silent film. Subjects include Lon Chaney, Asta Nielsen, silent film studio Thanhouser Company, director Allan Dwan, and film The Passion of Joan of Arc.2. Earlycinema.com - An introduction to the first decade of motion pictures. Focuses on the early pioneers and includes biographies, technology, a timeline, essays, and resources.
3. Greatest Silent Films - Looks at more than twenty of the most famous films of the silent era.
4. Silent Film Still Archive - Database of original photos, advertising, and other memorabilia from silent films organized by film title or performer name. Includes unidentified film stills and a still codes list.
5. Silent Movies - Site dedicated to movies of the silent era, including silent stars and films, silent film resources, list of screenings of silent movies and a Silent Star of the Month.
6. The Silent Film Bookshelf - Reprints original documents from the silent film era including complete text, photos, and MIDI files.
7. The Silent Western - Examines early movie myths of the American West. Contains articles on early film, Western heroes and heroines, use of land, Indians, and Mexicans in silent Westerns, and the Western epic.
8. Welcome to Silent Movies - Information on silent films, silent stars, and the movies of the silent era. Includes news, articles, and links.
American Craftsman Style
1. Craftsman Perspective Site devoted to Arts and Crafts architecture, featuring over 220 house photos, including Craftsman and Mission styles2. Hewn and Hammered dedicated to discussion of the American Arts & Crafts movement in art, architecture and design
3. American Bungalow Magazine dedicated to discuss remodeling, restoring, furnishing, and living in different types of Bungalow style homes including Craftsman.
4. Craftsman Perspective - A guide to the history, aesthetics and architecture of the Arts and Crafts style, with a special focus on American architecture from 1900 to 1920, by Ken Lonsinger.
5. Friends of Red House - Aim to acquire, preserve and educate about William Morris's house in Bexley. History and visitor information, with online booking. Membership form, news, bibliography, FAQ and contact information.
6. Hewn and Hammered - A collaborative community weblog devoted to Arts and Crafts movement architecture and design.
7. Red House, Bexley - Seminal Arts and Crafts house designed by Philip Webb for William Morris. The Friends of the Red House supply photographs and brief history.
8. The Emery Walker Trust - Emery Walker was a leading figure in the Arts and Crafts movement in Britain, The Art Workers' Guild and The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. Biography and illustrated description of his house and its collections.
9. The Gamble House - The official site for this example of American Arts and Crafts architecture, designed by Charles and Henry Greene in 1908. History, biographies of the architects, virtual tour and visitor information.
Articles from GALE Discovery Collection
These materials are from GALE Discovery Collection. To access the full text of the article, please use your LAPL login and password. That should be your LAPL library card # and the password is the last four digits of your home phone.1. "American Artists Rebel in the 1910s, 1910-1919."DISCovering U.S. History.OnlineDetroit:Gale,2003.Discovering Collection.Gale..
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2. "An Internationally Acclaimed Architect: H. H. Richardson (1878-1899)."American Eras.Matthew J. BruccoliandRichard Layman.Detroit:Gale Research,1997.Discovering Collection.Gale..
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3. "Architecture (1815-1850)."American Eras.Matthew J. BruccoliandRichard Layman.Detroit:Gale Research,1997.Discovering Collection.Gale..
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4. "Architecture and Design in the 1900s, 1900-1909."DISCovering U.S. History.OnlineDetroit:Gale,2003.Discovering Collection.Gale..
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5. "Architecture: Conflicting Currents in the 1910s, 1910-1919."DISCovering U.S. History.OnlineDetroit:Gale,2003.Discovering Collection.Gale..
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6. "Architecture: Domestic Design in the 1910s, 1910-1919."DISCovering U.S. History.OnlineDetroit:Gale,2003.Discovering Collection.Gale..
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7. "Beyond Romanticism in Art (1878-1899)."American Eras.Matthew J. BruccoliandRichard Layman.Detroit:Gale Research,1997.Discovering Collection.Gale..
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8. "Borglum, John Gutzon de la Mothe (1867-1941)."Encyclopedia of World Biography.Suzanne M. Bourgoin.2ndDetroit:Gale Research,1998.17vols.Discovering Collection.Gale..
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9. "Davies, Arthur Bowen (1862-1928)."Encyclopedia of World Biography.Suzanne M. Bourgoin.2ndDetroit:Gale Research,1998.17vols.Discovering Collection.Gale..
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10. "Davis, Stuart (1894-1964)."Encyclopedia of World Biography.Suzanne M. Bourgoin.2ndDetroit:Gale Research,1998.17vols.Discovering Collection.Gale..
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11. "Davis, Stuart (1894-1964)."UXL Biographies.OnlineDetroit:UXL,2003.Discovering Collection.Gale..
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12. "de Lempicka, Tamara (1898-1980)."Encyclopedia of World Biography.Andrea Kovacs Henderson.242ndDetroit:Thomson Gale,2005.Discovering Collection.Gale..
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13. "Eakins, Thomas (1844-1916)."DISCovering U.S. History.OnlineDetroit:Gale,2003.Discovering Collection.Gale..
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14. "Eakins, Thomas (1844-1916)."Encyclopedia of World Biography.Suzanne M. Bourgoin.2ndDetroit:Gale Research,1998.17vols.Discovering Collection.Gale..
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15. "French, Daniel Chester (1850-1931)."Encyclopedia of World Biography.Suzanne M. Bourgoin.2ndDetroit:Gale Research,1998.17vols.Discovering Collection.Gale..
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16. "Gish, Lillian (1893-1993)."Newsmakers.Louise Mooney.Detroit:Gale Research,1993.Discovering Collection.Gale..
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17. "Henri, Robert (1865-1929)."DISCovering U.S. History.OnlineDetroit:Gale,2003.Discovering Collection.Gale..
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18. "Homer, Winslow (1836-1910)."Encyclopedia of World Biography.Suzanne M. Bourgoin.2ndDetroit:Gale Research,1998.17vols.Discovering Collection.Gale..
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19. "Interior Design in the 1920s."DISCovering U.S. History.OnlineDetroit:Gale,2003.Discovering Collection.Gale..
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20. "Keaton, Buster (1895-1966)."Encyclopedia of World Biography.Jennifer Mossman.202ndDetroit:Gale Group,2000.Discovering Collection.Gale..
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21. "Lewis, Edmonia (c. 1840-c. 1909)."Encyclopedia of World Biography.28Detroit:Gale,2008.Discovering Collection.Gale..
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22. "Moving Pictures in the 1900s, 1900-1909."DISCovering U.S. History.OnlineDetroit:Gale,2003.Discovering Collection.Gale..
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23. "Pickford, Mary (1893-1979)."UXL Biographies.OnlineDetroit:UXL,2003.Discovering Collection.Gale..
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24. "Saint-Gaudens, Augustus (1848-1907)."DISCovering U.S. History.OnlineDetroit:Gale,2003.Discovering Collection.Gale..
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25. "Saint-Gaudens, Augustus (1848-1907)."Encyclopedia of World Biography.Suzanne M. Bourgoin.2ndDetroit:Gale Research,1998.17vols.Discovering Collection.Gale..
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26. "Sculpture (1878-1899)."American Eras.Matthew J. BruccoliandRichard Layman.Detroit:Gale Research,1997.Discovering Collection.Gale..
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27. "Silent Films in the 1920s."DISCovering U.S. History.OnlineDetroit:Gale,2003.Discovering Collection.Gale..
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28. "Sloan, John (1871-1951)."DISCovering U.S. History.OnlineDetroit:Gale,2003.Discovering Collection.Gale..
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29. "Stickley, Gustav (1857-1942)."DISCovering U.S. History.OnlineDetroit:Gale,2003.Discovering Collection.Gale..
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30. "Sullivan, Louis Henri (1856-1924)."Encyclopedia of World Biography.Suzanne M. Bourgoin.2ndDetroit:Gale Research,1998.17vols.Discovering Collection.Gale..
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31. "The Armory Show, February 17, 1913."DISCovering World History.OnlineDetroit:Gale,2003.Discovering Collection.Gale..
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32. "The Chicago Style of Architecture (1878-1899)."American Eras.Matthew J. BruccoliandRichard Layman.Detroit:Gale Research,1997.Discovering Collection.Gale..
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33. "Tiffany, Louis Comfort (1848-1933)."DISCovering U.S. History.OnlineDetroit:Gale,2003.Discovering Collection.Gale..
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34. "Visual Arts in the 1900s, 1900-1909."DISCovering U.S. History.OnlineDetroit:Gale,2003.Discovering Collection.Gale..
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35. "Visual Arts in the 1900s, 1900-1909."DISCovering U.S. History.OnlineDetroit:Gale,2003.Discovering Collection.Gale..
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ABC-CLIO Ebooks
To open the books, remember to login to ABC-CLIO after you have clicked on the title of the book. Every book can be searched by keywords. MLA Citations for these books are already built into ABC-CLIO.1. Making It in America: A Sourcebook on Eminent Ethnic Americans
2. Gadgets and Necessities: An Encyclopedia of Household Innovations
3. Material Culture in America: Understanding Everyday Life
4. Encyclopedia of Urban America: The Cities and Suburbs
5. Gilded Age Art and Literature
6. Art and Literature during the Industrial Revolution
JSTOR Article Links
These JSTOR article links are “advanced search” queries for articles on the specific subject listed below. You can only see the article results after logging into JSTOR. Click on name of person to link.Arts and Crafts / Ashcan School
Augustus Saint Gaudens / Art Deco (United States)
Louis Comfort Tiffany / D.W. Griffith
Gustav Stickley / Early Filmaking (Nickelodeon)
Frank Lloyd Wright / The Eight
Dadaism / Armory Show of 1913
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