Do you want White Euro-American Culture
only?...African American Cultures? Hispanic American
Culture? Asian American Culture?
I have many links on my site. I am very weak though on
Asian American artists - but please do include them. I
have shared many contemporary Native Americans - I
would look at those too. I think I still have them on
Incredible Artists.
I have page on American Artists - one on African
American Artists - and a start of one for Hispanic
artists....
If you are looking for mainly patriotic type art - I
have a page started for that, too.
The first artists who came to my mind were Jasper
Johns (his flags ) -then the flp side -Faith Ringgold
and her very different flags, Grant Wood and Thomas
Hart Benton from their time periods - and Jacob
Lawrence from his. Wood, Benton and Lawrence all show
that postive work ethic we were talking about that is
missing today.
I Like what Blue Man Group is saying too about our
culture.
I have a book that was so cheap you might want to pick
up - over 250 pages (over 125 images with description
and short biographical info)- nice color images - The
Essential History of Americn Art - only $4.99 - from
Waldenbook Store (maybe get two? one to cut up for
small prints). Good if you are only interested in
White America (no color except Frida and Rivera are
represented)- I have other books for the rest of
America....along with one big thick book from college.
Just goofing around here...Her is some great Afriacn
American Prints:
http://creativefolk.com/toolkit/artposters.html
This has some good references for African american
Lessons and more:
http://creativefolk.com/toolkit/art.html
--- "Bueltel, John" <bueltelj@glenwood.k12.ia.us>
wrote:
> I know this is a loaded question because the United
> States is a mix of cultures and that is what makes
> it the US. But which artists best shows the
> "American" culture through their work, all time
> periods, regions and styles accepted. I am trying to
> develop a list for my students to view and discuss.
