American Art

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This art study examines the American paintings and sculpture exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Arts in New York City. The writer notes that the exhibit is formulated around a three-fold objective: portraits, landscapes and sculpture for early American history. The writer maintains that by examining one piece from each of these sections of the exhibit, there can be a diversified analysis of how the pieces are placed into the overall framework of the museum. The writer concludes that these American art exhibits represent a historical view of early American history and stylistics.

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"The historical perspective of this painting is recreated in a fictional pose for Washington and his solders as they cross the Delaware to surprise their British and Hessian enemy. This was an important point during the revolutionary war in which Washington gained a growing national and international support for the cause for independence. This aspect of the exhibition directly relates to the patriotic symbolism of the gallery, as it is representative of a collection that define American historical context. The painting is 149 x 255 inches and is placed within one of the large gallery rooms. The need for this is accentuated not only in its size, but for the centrality of its importance for the historical forum that the Metropolitan Museum of art is presenting. This painting is properly placed in the overall architecture of the northeastern part of the Met, since it allows a wide range of visibility and composure for the viewers to understand the crucial place this painting holds in American art history."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Copley, J.S. (2006). "Hugh Hall." Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 14 December, 2006 from http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/viewOne.asp?dep=2&viewmode=0&item=1996.279
• Leutze, E. (2006). "Washington crossing the Delaware." Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 14 December, 2006 from http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/viewOne.asp?dep=2&viewmode=0&item=97.34
• Powers, H. (2006). "California." Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 14 December, 2006 from http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/viewOne.asp?dep=2&viewmode=0&item=72.3

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