What was going on in Europe that was influencing American Artists?
The wide range of styles present in early American Modernism Is demonstrated by the Chinese restaurant paintings of Max Weber and John Sloan. How would you describe these two styles of Modern American art? What do they have in common? What was happening in Europe that influenced America? Or did it?
What reasons are given for the enduring popularity of Edward Hopper? Do you think that the themes of loneliness, separation and the disillusionment with materialism continue to be prevailing characteristics of modern American life?