Philadelphia Museum Of Art Analysis

Triggered by the stock market crash of 1929, which sent Wall Street into a panic, the United States of America and a number of other countries fell into an economic depression era. Well known for its high unemployment rates and dark depressing times this era, also known as the Great Depression, was a point in history where everything that someone ever worked for was lost if they didn’t act fast. But while some people were standing in soup lines there were others that made a living illustrating the lives and hardships of society. These people were artist who painted, snapped photos, and sculpted the everyday expressions and emotions of humans before and after the 1930’s, who paved the way for a new period of intense artistic experimentation (Kindig). But the question is “How did these artists include emotions in their work” which expressed the hardships of people during this time. This is one of the many lessons that was taught during my senior internship at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.Where I had the opportunity to take part in the teen sketch club.
Emotions are an instinctive state of mind deriving from one 's circumstances, mood, or relationships with others. It’s one of the few things that all humans have in …show more content…
Instead of focusing solely on expressing the depressed feelings of other people and their workforces artist were beginning to show more of how they were feeling and what their intentions for the future were in their art. This new period was a sign of hope for society and it was becoming more frequent for artist to add their own styles into their work. Although there were some ideas that was given to the artist to illustrate. Some of the ideas included painting and drawing cities, landscapes, harbors, mills, and industrial scenes. Which were all a part of the American scene (