“The 1960s were about releasing ourselves from conventional society and freeing Ourselves” said Yoko Ono, peace activist. People in the 60s felt they could express themselves and be the person they want to be. From this the 60s created a subculture called hippies. Hippies believed in freedom, peace, love, and people’s rights. Commonly, that is what people associate with this decade, but there’s much more to it than that. Social, political, and historical events helped shaped the culture of the 1960s and 1960s art.
The 60’s is a decade that still has an impact on the world today. There were many big historical events that took place in this decade, one of them being a national known tragedy, the Kennedy assassination in 1963. No one really …show more content…
When Andrew Jackson took over presidency after Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, the African Americans lost many rights since Jackson had no sympathy for the recently freed slaves, even after the Fifteenth Amendment, stating that African Americans could not be denied rights. The last big cultural movement was the introduction of the birth control pill. By 1965, no woman could be turned down for the new oral contraceptives. These events not only changed history but they changed American …show more content…
In the 1960s, Civil rights was an uphill battle. Not only did it affect America and its citizens, but artists as well. Artists quickly jumped on this conflict and started creating arts that showed their beliefs and outlooks on the Civil rights. People were persuaded by these visual arts to stand up for what they believe in and have a voice. A common type of political art was protest art, protest art is creative art meant to spread social movements and historical works. These arts changed people’s views with their persuading illustrations. Along with Civil rights, the history of feminist and their rise against discrimination started a new trend in art and impacted how people feel towards their claim. The Feminist Movement changed how women were counted for in art and the credit they receive. Women finally became accepted as artists rather than amateurs. These events cause forever affects on art and the lives of
The 60’s is a decade that still has an impact on the world today. There were many big historical events that took place in this decade, one of them being a national known tragedy, the Kennedy assassination in 1963. No one really …show more content…
When Andrew Jackson took over presidency after Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, the African Americans lost many rights since Jackson had no sympathy for the recently freed slaves, even after the Fifteenth Amendment, stating that African Americans could not be denied rights. The last big cultural movement was the introduction of the birth control pill. By 1965, no woman could be turned down for the new oral contraceptives. These events not only changed history but they changed American …show more content…
In the 1960s, Civil rights was an uphill battle. Not only did it affect America and its citizens, but artists as well. Artists quickly jumped on this conflict and started creating arts that showed their beliefs and outlooks on the Civil rights. People were persuaded by these visual arts to stand up for what they believe in and have a voice. A common type of political art was protest art, protest art is creative art meant to spread social movements and historical works. These arts changed people’s views with their persuading illustrations. Along with Civil rights, the history of feminist and their rise against discrimination started a new trend in art and impacted how people feel towards their claim. The Feminist Movement changed how women were counted for in art and the credit they receive. Women finally became accepted as artists rather than amateurs. These events cause forever affects on art and the lives of