TH - American visual arts

AMERICAN VISUAL ARTSBy: Thu Han

Introduction

Four famous American paintings:

The unfinished portrait of George Washington

Marilyn Monroe

American Gothic

Three flags

The unfinished painting of

George WashingtonBy: Gilbert Stuart

The unfinished painting of George Washington

This painting is ofGeorge Washington, the first president of the United State of

America. Stuart leave the unfinished

painting behind, Stuart ended his 18 years stay abroad in1793. George Washington is

famous because he is America's first

President.

Marilyn Monroe

By: Andy Warhol

Marilyn Monroe

• You would notice that Warhol loved colourful art and sometimes he makes fun of a thing or a person. He loves to paint famous American celebs. He painted Marilyn Monroe because she is a very famous American actor.

If you are wondering

who is Marilyn? She is Marilyn.

American Gothic

By: Grant Wood

American Gothic

• The setting of the painting is at an American farm. There was a couple and they are farmers. Wood decide to do the house and paint"the kind of people I fancied should live in this house".

Three flagsBy: Jasper Johns

Three flags

• Johns shows that he loves his country. You can see the American flags in the painting. The American flags have 48 stars on it and red and white stripe.

Fun fact about three flags

• This painting was painted in 1958 so it have 48 stars, if he painted it one year later Alaska and Hawaii would become a state

Three flags fun fact

• This painting was painted in 1958 so it has 48 stars. If it is painted a year after, it would have 50 stars, because Hawaii and Alaska became state.

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