ARTHI 6C Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Ice Cream Cone, World'S Columbian Exposition, Joseph Stella
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Let"s entertain: the world"s fairs and the armory show. Showcased new inventions / art / domestic products. Ice cream cone dates back to chicago world fair. Reconstruction of things from around the world - targets pleasure in those who have not traveled - feeling of exoticness. Elephant killed inhumanely due to irresponsibility of dunk handler. First instance of human abuse of domesticated animals. Five female quintuplets put on display for millions of. Come from a poor family - taken and raised in a. Before medication/good hospitals so identical babies in large numbers are very rare to survive. Modernity and urbanness allows people to participate in city / night life. Battle of the lights, coney island, mardi gras. Lines going in multiple directions, no pattern. Small pieces of representation but mostly broken up - abstract art / abstraction. Aimed to capture the feeling over being overwhelmed. Commitment to drum up industry and shipping business in san diego.
