Art Criticism Research Paper
Analyze one response of the artistic community in America from the 1930s or the 1950s and 1960s.
"American Gothic" Gordon Parks, 1942
"I sometimes wondered what the use of any of the arts was. The best thing I could come up with was what I call the canary in the coal mine theory... This theory says that artists are useful to society because they are so sensitive. They are super-sensitive. They keel over like canaries in poison coal mines long before more robust types realize that there is any danger whatsoever." -Kurt Vonnegut
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Sample of Weimar Research Essay from Past Years:
Eliza Pillsbury and Gus Allen
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Here is an example of an excellent essay from last year. Eliza Pillsbury, Renaissance Woman of the Year and member of the Theatre Department, was writing to a different prompt. Please consider that her essay includes a more thorough research and analysis. I want you to drive the essay with analysis of the art movements in one specific focus..
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Here is an example of an excellent essay from 2016. Gus Allen, all-around Jazz Bassist superhero from the Music Department, was writing to a different prompt. Please consider that his essay is driven by the analysis of history. I want you to drive the essay with analysis of the art movements.
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