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 America 1980-1989: Arts Summary
72,321 words, approx. 241 pages
 Much of American art in the 1980s was shaped by and responded to the consumerism and feel-good conservatism of the Reagan era. In a decade preoccupied with success and image, art got bigger: bigger in scope and ambition (elaborate sets, large casts,... summary from source:
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America 1940-1949: Arts Summary
34,630 words, approx. 115 pages
The United States entered the 1940s a shaken nation. The Depression years had been difficult nationwide. Poverty and unemployment had led to labor strife and the rise of socialist and communist sentiment, and to questions about the overall structure... summary from source:
America 1990-1999: Arts Summary
34,436 words, approx. 115 pages
Despite some notable achievements, the American arts of the 1990s seemed to be gripped by an end-of-the-century cynicism, with profit governing product. Giving people want they wanted (or what marketing experts thought they wanted) seemed the primary... summary from source:
America 1930-1939: Arts Summary
33,708 words, approx. 112 pages
Despite the Depression the 1930s were a rich and vibrant decade for the arts. They were certainly a golden age for American letters, as writers produced works that have since been acknowledged as classics: William Faulkner's Light in August (1932) and... summary from source:
America 1950-1959: Arts Summary
32,296 words, approx. 108 pages
It may not have been clear at the time, but American society, which seemed so stable and prosperous on the surface, was being urged toward revolution in the wake of World War II by a brash generation of artists using bold works to test their ideas. As... summary from source:
America 1900-1909: Arts Summary
32,272 words, approx. 108 pages
Many Americans turned their calendars to 1 January 1900 with confidence in the future and pride in the past. The last years of the 1890s had been stable and productive, at least by comparison with the turbulence and depression of the first half of... summary from source:
America 1920-1929: Arts Summary
25,412 words, approx. 85 pages
After World War I America replaced Britain and France as the strongest cultural force in the world. The shift resulted not only from America's financial power but from Europe's war casualties. Britain and France, as well as Germany, lost millions of... summary from source:
America 1960-1969: Arts Summary
23,469 words, approx. 78 pages
Compared with other upheavals of the 1960s, artistic activity seems almost tame. During the 1960s Americans were confronted with a broad range of pressing social issues, and creative artists of the decade responded by voicing their concerns. Writers... summary from source:
 
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