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This Land: Picturing a Changing America in the 1930s and 1940s, August 31, 2013 - January 6, 2014

 Series

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Materials include master checklists; exhibition design materials; installation images; and publications pertainting to exhibitions organized and hosted by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in 2013.

Dates

  • August 31, 2013 - January 6, 2014

Conditions Governing Use

Images in this collection are either protected by copyright or are the property of CBMAA.

For requests to license high resolution art images, please contact reproductions@crystalbridges.org

For requests to license high resolution installation images, please contact library@crystalbridges.org

Exhibition Summary

The 1930s were a decade of great social and environmental upheaval in the United States. The crash of the stock market in 1929, combined with disastrous drought in the Great Plains and massive flooding along the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, caused dramatic change to our natural and cultural landscape. Artists during this time responded to and documented the hardships of the Depression era in a variety of styles and media. This Land: Picturing a Changing America in the 1930s and 1940s featured some 45 paintings, drawings, prints and photographs from this crucial era in American history. This Land was accompanied by a musical audio tour featuring folk music by regional artists, curated by the Fayetteville Roots Festival.

Extent

From the Class: In progress Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Archives Repository

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