ARTHI 6C Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Wifredo Lam, Jackson Pollock, Norman Rockwell
Document Summary
Installation: more than just one piece of work, an exhibit that fills a bigger area, many works by one/group of artists. Shahn, the passion of sacco and vanzetti. Way to garner attention through art to create justice funding money for the cause. Shahn, slavery panel in murals for the community center of jersey homesteads, roosevelt (formerly hightstown), nj, 1937-8. Us flag immigrants coming to america. Albert einstein in the forefront of the picture. Had to come to america from germany because the nazis were taking over. Even when pleased, people had to hide their emotions because authorities were always around. Many people critiqued that some artists had the wrong view of people when painting portraits, and compared it to people with genetic disorders. At the end of exhibition, most of the works were destroyed (seized by the government) Right across the street, the nazis created great german art exhibition, munich, 1937.
