Art Resource Guide: The Art of the Jazz Age

This set of flashcards covers key terms and concepts from the lecture notes on art history, focusing on the period known as the Jazz Age in the United States.

Art History

An academic discipline that seeks to reconstruct the social, cultural, and economic contexts in which artworks were created.

The Jazz Age

The period in the United States between the end of WWI and the stock market crash of 1929, characterized by prosperity, glamour, and cultural change.

Ashcan School

A group of early 20th-century American artists known for depicting urban life in New York City, focusing on the lives of working-class individuals.

Armory Show

The 1913 exhibition in New York that introduced American audiences to European modernism, including styles like Cubism and Expressionism.

Dada

An avant-garde art movement that emerged in reaction to World War I, characterized by its anti-art sentiments and focus on absurdity.

Biomorphic Abstraction

An abstract art style that takes forms from nature, often incorporating references to organic shapes like human bodies and plants.

Harlem Renaissance

A cultural movement during the 1920s that celebrated African American arts, literature, and music, centered primarily in Harlem, New York.

New Negro Movement

A cultural and political movement among African Americans in the early 20th century, emphasizing pride, self-determination, and the importance of cultural heritage.

Prohibition

A nationwide ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol in the United States from 1920 to 1933, leading to the rise of speakeasies and organized crime.

Art Deco

An influential visual arts design style that emerged in the 1920s characterized by decorative arts, vibrant colors, and geometric shapes.

Precisionism

An American art movement of the 1920s that celebrated modern technology and industrial forms, often represented through sharp and clear imagery.

Indigenismo

A cultural movement in postrevolutionary Mexico that emphasized the value of Indigenous heritage and identities.

Primitivism

An approach in art that borrows visual styles or themes from non-Western, traditional cultures, often characterized by an idealization of their 'naïveté.'

Folk Art

Art produced by untrained artists, often reflecting cultural traditions and utilitarian objects.

Modernism

A broad cultural movement that emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, marked by a deliberate departure from tradition and a search for new forms of expression.

The Great Migration

A movement of six million African Americans from the rural South to urban areas of the United States, primarily between 1915 and 1970.

Surrealism

A cultural movement that sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind, often through illogical scenes and bizarre imagery.