2 Papers

• The Impact of the Armory Show

Please respond to the following discussion topics and submit them to thediscussion forum as a single post. Your initial post should be 75-150 words in length.Then, make at least two thoughtful responses to your fellow students’ posts. If youhaven’t recently, please review the Rules of Discussion.

How did the American public react to the 1913 Armory Show in New York? Was it a complete failure or did it change American Art forever?

Justify your response with at least one example.

1. Also, In your own words, create a formal analysis of the painting by George Bellows entitled Both Members of this Club, 1909. Write the title, artist, and date that the artwork was created. Next, imagine that you are writing a letter to a friend who has never seen the painting. Describe the painting in detail. Be sure to analyze the lines, colors, textures, space, and shapes you see in the painting. Finally, write an interpretation of the painting‐‐in other words, explains what the painting says or communicates to you. What function, purpose or idea does the painting represent? Your analysis should be no less than two well developed paragraphs. You can see an example of this method of analysis at Goya Analysis.