The 1930’s Art

            Art in the 1930’s became very popular. In this era the Great Depression started and many people were unemployed and became homeless. Mabel Dwight and John Stewart Curry were painters and were very good painters.
        
Theses two artists painted paintings like alligators, bouquiniste, circuses, “Dance McCabre” (Dance of Death). The paintings were made by hand and looked as good as a photographic picture. They had elements of shading, shadowing, and dimension. They were lithe grahs from 1927 to 1933. These were also good paintings up to 11 3/16 in” x 12 3/16 in”. Selected paintings were on sale for public buyers and some paintings were bought.
        
Mabel Dwight was a very good painter. She was best known for her lightly satinical depictions of life in New York City. A painting she accomplished that was really spectacular was called “the master of the commedie humanie” Rubinstein 224. Mabel used a crayon techique to create white shapes along the dark background, this picture was about the human situation. She also accomplished portraits and architectural prints. Out of all the projects achieved, she showed 500of 1499 characters. Some of her paintings contained the tragic and comic side people living in cities.
        
John Stewart Curry was a good painter during this decade. In general, Curry’s art was conservative using political content. He didn’t believe in poitical sketches but were expanded for larger projects. One of the biggest goals he achieved was that he produced a number of manhunt and figurative subjects for paintings.
        
These paintings in the 1930’s became popular and these two artists accomplished spectacular images. Their goals were to use a technique that made their paintings look just like a photograph. Each one had a different technique but succeeded with their performance and quality. They both achieved very good paintings that became popular.

Bibliography

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