Lets review Why did Nativism strengthen during the 1920s and how did the government deal with the tensions Nativism emphasis on traditional or local customs in opposition to outside influences ID: 693701
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Cultural Innovations
Art and LiteratureSlide2
Let’s review
Why did Nativism strengthen during the 1920s, and how did the government deal with the tensions?
Nativism
: emphasis on traditional or local customs, in opposition to outside influences.
Why do you think some Americans feared the “new morality”?
New Morality:
The trend that glorified youth and personal freedom -particularly to the status of women.Slide3
1920s Bohemian lifestyle
Greenwich Village in Manhattan
Artists, writers, and intellectuals flocked together
Focused on the individual, modern experienceInfluenced by the the European Art movementReferred to as ‘Bohemians’ Slide4
Artists
John Marin was a painter
Drew inspirations from the urban dynamics of New York City
Picture: Brooklyn Bridge Slide5
Artists
Charles Sheeler
Also a painter
Used photography and geometric cubismPicture: Stacks in CelebrationSlide6
Artists
Edward Hopper
Revived realism
Conveyed a modern sense of disenchantment and isolationPicture: AutomatSlide7
Artists
Georgia O’Keeffe
Primarily painted flowers
Famous in her time and still now.Picture: Ram’s Head with HollyhockSlide8
Poets and Writers
Gertrude Stein
American poet and author
Moved, like many American writers, moved to Paris“Lost Generation”her Paris home was open to many other writersSlide9
Ernest Hemingway
Was a novelist
Wrote about war and its aftermath
Farewell to ArmsWas one of the authors that stayed at Gertrude Stein’s home in ParisSlide10
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Wrote the
Great Gatsby
Criticized society’s superficiality Was another author that visited Gertrude Stein’s home in ParisWas a bit of a jerkSlide11
Zelda FitzgeraldSlide12
Eugene O’Neill
Famous Playwright
Innovative
Long Day’s Journey Into NightModern themes and bold artistrySlide13
Popular Culture
Americans had more money and more free time
Went to the movies, watched sports, and listened to the radio
Mass media like newspapers, radios, movies, and newspapers unified the nationSlide14
Movies
Silent movies were very popular
Buster Keaton was a silent film star
Piano players would add the soundtrack to the movies in the theaterSlide15
Buster Keaton
Started acting at a young age with his parents
Supposedly got his name from Houdini after he tumbled down a flight of stairs
Buster Keaton did all of his own stuntsSlide16
Irving Berlin
Famous composer
“Puttin’ on the Ritz”
“White Christmas”Slide17
Sports
Sports like baseball became very popular
People would listen to games on their radios
Babe RuthSlide18
Boxing
Jack Dempsey
People would listen to boxing matches on the radio
When Dempsey tried to win back the heavyweight title, one store sold $90,000 worth of radiosSlide19
In Conclusion
How is today’s mass media similar to that of the 1920s?
Why did new national pastimes emerge during the 1920s, and what were some of the most popular new ways for Americans to spend their leisure time?