Chicago’s World Fair

  • What image of America was communicated by the innovations and buildings presented at the 1883 Chicago’s World Fair? How was this image communicated?
  • How and why was the art produced by the Ashcan School different from that of the Gilded Age? To what changes in culture were artists reacting?
  • What is the relationship between art and culture? Explain with at least two examples to illustrate the relationship between art and American culture.