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American Culture (1801-1850): Growth of Nationalism and Sectionalism in Art, Literature, and Language

Explore the growth of nationalism and sectionalism in American art, literature, and language during the period of 1801-1850. This includes the emergence of neoclassical architecture, the Hudson River School of Artists, the influence of Native American culture, minstrel shows, and the development of American language and literature.

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American Culture (1801-1850): Growth of Nationalism and Sectionalism in Art, Literature, and Language

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  1. Created by Mr. Johnson American Culture (1801-1850) Mr. Johnson U.S. History

  2. Objectives • 2.02 – Describe the growth of nationalism and sectionalism as reflected in art, literature and language.

  3. Macro Concepts Conflict Style Micro Concepts Nationalism Sectionalism Transcendentalism The Common Man Factual Content Noah Webster Ralph Waldo Emerson Henry David Thoreau Neoclassical Architecture Washington Irving Edgar Allan Poe Nathaniel Hawthorne James Fenimore Cooper Hudson River School of Artists Alexis de Tocqueville Knickerbocker School Themes & Terms

  4. Thomas Cole’s The Course of Empire

  5. The Savage State

  6. The Arcadian or Pastoral State

  7. The Consummation

  8. Destruction

  9. Desolation

  10. American Art

  11. Thomas Cole Hudson River School • Hudson Valley, NY • Themes • Landscapes • Settlement • Nature as a manifestation of God • “Luminescence”

  12. Twilight in the Wilderness – Frederick Church

  13. Kindred Spirits – Asher Durand

  14. Hudson River Scene – Asher Durand

  15. Daniel Boone – Thomas Cole

  16. Evening in Arcady – Thomas Cole

  17. View on the Catskill – Thomas Cole

  18. View from Mount Holyoke – Thomas Cole

  19. George Catlin • Portraits • Fascinated with Native Americans • Traveled the same route as the Lewis & Clark expedition

  20. She Who Bathes Her Knees

  21. Four Bears

  22. Ah-yaw-ne-tak-oár-ron

  23. White Cloud

  24. Gilbert Stuart • Portraits of founding fathers

  25. Theater

  26. Minstrel Shows • Blackface • Racial stereotypes • Buffonery • “Happy slave” • Irreverent humor • African influence on American dance & music

  27. Spike Lee’s “Bamboozled”

  28. A Nation’s Architecture

  29. Neoclassical Architecture • Drawing from the “best” of Greek & Roman architecture • Desire for a great and lasting government • Political similarities to Greece and Rome State Capitol - Raleigh

  30. Classical Orders • Doric • Ionic • Corinthian

  31. Roman Colosseum

  32. Roman Pantheon

  33. Roman Pantheon

  34. Cincinnatus

  35. Federal Hall – New York

  36. Second Bank of the U.S. – Philadelphia

  37. Monticello

  38. U.S. Capitol, 1800

  39. U.S. Capitol, 1856

  40. U.S. Capitol Today

  41. U.S. Capitol Dome

  42. Apotheosis of George Washington

  43. The White House, 1820

  44. The White House Today

  45. Greenough’s Statue of Washington • 1840 • Modeled on Zeus • Controversial Reaction • Outrage – indecency/lack of clothing • Anti-democratic – depiction as a god • Humor – “He’s reaching for his clothes!”

  46. "Did anybody ever see Washington naked! It is inconceivable…. I imagine [he] was born with his clothes on and his hair powdered, and made a stately bow on his first appearance in the world." -Nathaniel Hawthorne

  47. Houdon’s Statue of Washington • Richmond, VA state house • Fasces • Cincinnatus

  48. American Language & Literature

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