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The Influence of The Great Depression The Great Depression had a great influence during the Early Modern Era. Not only was The Great Depression the longest and most severe Depression, its impacts were felt all over the world (Art 200x Text). During the Early Modern Era, art was subjected to both distraction and action thus causing inspiration for a variety of arts. Campaigns, advertisements, and even performing arts of the time period can often be seen as a reflection of The Great Depression and the state that the world was in. Apple Vendor , oil painting by Barbara Stevenson, 1933, USA Barbara Stevenson created the painting above for the Public Works of Art Project, a New Deal program created by the federal government to help support American artists during The Great Depression (SAAM). The painting captures what everyday life was like for many Americans at the time, doing what they can to get by. In this case, a man sits on the corner of the street selling fruit pies. His body languag...

  The Romantic Era During the Romantic Era, art was meant to provoke emotion of all kinds (Ducksters). Artists did this by including subject matter pertaining to spirituality, revolution, imagination, beauty, and much more. There are many artistic styles of the Romantic Era. These styles are known as the Romantic Style, Realist Style, Impressionism and Post Impressionism, Photography, and Art Nouveau. This post will be focusing on Impressionism and Post Impressionism art works.  Impressionism Impressionism was an art movement developed in the late 1800's in France (History.com Editors). The style grew from artists painting from life, mainly outdoors, and focusing on how light influences the picture. Color was used as definition rather than harsh dark lines. Capturing the world in this was was much different than previous eras and styles making it extremely influential and revolutionary. Claude Monet is famously well known for his impressionism work and is seen as a leader of t...