Abstract Expressionism and Music
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abstract_expressionism_and_music.docxANSWER QUESTIONS – NO FORMAT OR WORD REQUIRMENT THIS IS DISCUSSION QUESTIONS.
· Examine the U.S. Government's support during the Great Depression for programs such as the Federal Arts Project, the Federal Writers' Project, and other such efforts. Determine whether or not such projects were good government investments during those hard times and provide two (2) examples that support your viewpoint.
· State whether you agree or disagree with the perception of Abstract Expressionism as exemplifying individualism and freedom. Explain the reasons for your views. Compare and contrast one (1) example of Abstract Expressionist visual art to John Cage’s musical compositions.
EXPLORE:
Government and the Arts
· Chapter 37 (pp. 1228-1231), Federal support for the arts
· Government helping the arts in hard times at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/1934-Picturing-Hard-Times.html and http://www.pbs.org/speak/seatosea/powerprose/wpa/
Abstract Expressionism and Music
· Chapter 38 (pp. 1255-1263, and 1269), Abstract Expressionism
· Chapter 38 (pp. 1267-1269), Music of Chance
· John Cage, listen and see -- "Dream" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fhc3Tbnhsc
· John Cage, listen and see -- “4’33’" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY7UK-6aaNA&list=PL223147EC2385356B&index=3
