Details how America's power becomes unrivaled in the post-war era, and how artists of the period make an explosive break with the past. Considers the impact of Hiroshima on art, traces the development of abstract expressionism and the life of Jackson Pollock, and explores how artists as different as James Rosenquist, Claes Oldenburg, Andy Warhol, and Jasper Johns reacted to the new consumer culture.
TRC audience:
High School (9-12)
College/Adult
TRC subject:
Architecture
Art Surveys
Late Twentieth Century (1946-Present)
TRC format:
Audio-Visual