Great Depression Site
I enjoyed viewing the site. My ultimate favorite parts were related to the arts. I loved the murals of the time. Some work was abstract and others were very realistic with great meanings to them. Many of them portrayed the working class of the time participating in different jobs. There were a variety of subjects the paintings represented such as, the role of women, the working class, blacks in Harlem, New York, and the government. A few realistically showed the poor and the working class. The site opened my eyes to how artists viewed the times.
posted by HetalP | 12:35 PM
4 Comments:
It is very interesting to see and think of the art of this time, because traditionally all you think of when you think depression is a grey, dull, and depressed city from which there was no escape, it is nice to know that art and other social expressions survived the period and may have even made it easier on some people.
The murals were pretty interesting. I think each one had a different objective to display. Looking at the drawings made me think what the artist was trying to say. As Zach said, even though there were rough times in the economy, the arts continued on.
I too enjoyed the art aspect of the Depression. The artwork was very realistic which helped me understand what that time period was like. The variety of art showed the different ways ceratin people were affrected by the Depression.
The art was a wonderful representation of what the nation was going through, and how people of that time portrayed their lives and the lives around them. These pictures really make you think about the saying “a picture is worth a thousand words."
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