Modern Art: Social RealitiesGeorge BellowsHe was an American painter, known for his bold depictions ofurban life in New York City. has beeninterpreted as a critical about thelower class poor in New York City. His urban landscape depictsome of the worst of New York City's ghettos in the midst of aheat wave, the suffering masses almost literallymelting into the streets from the open windows andfire escapes of their tenement slums.

The Cliff Dwellerssocial statement

George Bellows, The Cliff Dwellers, 1913.

Jacob LawrenceHe learned his art in Harlem during the 1920s in agovernment sponsored workshop. After his firstexhibition at age 21, he began several series ofpaintings about the heritage of his people and theblack struggle for equality. His angular, hard-edgestyle - he called it “dynamic cubism” is appropriatefor his subjects which show struggle, hardship andclashing ideologies.

Jacob Lawrence, Subway Acrobats, 1959.

EdwardHopperHe was an Americanpainter whose stark,precisely realistic paintingsoften convey a mood ofsolitude and isolationwithin common-place urbansettings. His , depictslonely customers frequenting adowntown all-night diner. Thediner's harsh electric lights set itoff from the gentle night outside.

Nighthawks

Edward Hopper, Nighthawks, 1942.

Edward Hopper, Nighthawks, 1942.

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