2. THESIS
• The intellectual achievements through the 1800 thought
1877 in music, art, photography, architecture, and
literature reflect what was according in American at that
point and time, thus leading to many great
achievements that forever change American life as we
know it through American History.
3. HOW DID YOUR TOPIC FIT INTO
THE DAILY LIFE OF AMERICA IN
THE ERA THAT YOU ARE
COVERING?
•This topic fits into everyday life in America and is
greatly impacting and illustrating by shaping what we
truly believe American to be like today . This was on
account of the countless movements that shaped
America's structures and logic to be the nation that we
know her to be today as illuminated by the
art, photography, music, literature and lastly the
Architecture that American has put forth as a nation.
•This time period was also named the "Reconstruction
Era" for the majority of the entire time period up
until 1869, where the rest of the time period then
traditions at 1870's to the "Gilded Age" for the rest of
the time period.
4. MUSIC
• Music in this time period in America is very reflected of each particular ethic
group such as African-American work songs and Native American spiritual
songs. Orchestral, Opera, Folk, and Parotic music were all very popular styles of
music in America during this time period. Orchestral music consisted of
woodwinds , brass, percussion, strings such as violin, viola, cello, and double
bass. Opera music is consisted of one and/or more singer that can be with
and/or without an a complement. Folk music is consisted of music that was
transited through oral communication and was never formally written down that
also has unknow origins of how the music came about to be and also how the
music was performed varied person from person.
5. FAMOUS CLASSICAL ORCHESTRAL
COMPOSERS
There were countless famous and popular classical musical composers that were loved
by Americans during this time period for their brilliant musical works. Some of the
beloved famous composers were: Ludwig Van Beethoven, Felix Mendelssohn, Richard
Wagner, Peter Tchaikovsky, Carl Maria Weber, etc. All of these composers help to lead
the Classical Orchestral music movement in America as it was still influenced from
Europe particular Germany in its Romantic period.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cTxif61d
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• This Classical Orchestral musical piece by
Ludwig Van Beethoven was popular music in
the 1800's.
7. OPERA
• During the earliest forms of Opera Music that was popular in
America consisted of two types which where French and Italian.
Opera music really took off in New Orleans in the 1820's , especially
Frech Opera Music. This was certainly the case as John Davis's
company brought new entertainment to the America in the form of
French Operas such as Andre Gretry, Etienne Mehul, and lastly Luigi
Cherubini. On the other hand, Manuel Garcia's Italian Opera
company brought New Yorkers the love of Italian style Operas in
1825. His company brought Operas such as Cinderella and Otello.
• With European Operas making a lasting impacted in American culture forever
shaped the form of entertainment that Americans enjoyed. Operas allowing a
new found form of entrainment to be established in America like never
before Operas were not only a source of entrainment, but a way for people of
the wealthy social class to have a social event/gatherings to get together and
reminisce their European counterpart.
• This allowed the expansion of Opera into American culture and made it more
Americanized. For example, it lead to many American singers to go back to
Europe for a period of time to study their Opera sing techniques and then
come back to American and perform this type of articulated artform.
• In addition, with Operas being such a hit form of entertainment in America it
lead to Opera houses being built all across American in cities like: St. Louis,
New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Cincinnati, and San Francisco.
8. FAMOUS AMERICA
OPERA HOUSE
• Italian Opera house (1833) in New York City
• St. Charles Theater (1835) in New Orleans
• The Astor Place Opera House (1848)
• The Academy of Music (1854) in Philadelphia
9. FAMOUS OPERAS IN AMERICA
• Andre Gretry
• Etienne Mehul
• Luigi Cherubini
• Cinderella
• Otello
• Barber of Seville
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXZn1j_484U
• Here is a video of the Italian Opera of Cinderella.
10. FOLK MUSIC
• Folk Music has been the heart of American music from the
very begging and has helped shape American culture as we
know it. This particular type of music was passed down from
generation to generation through oral communication and
not written down. This type of music belong to a group of
people and just not one person as it was sung and/or played
in groups to bring people together as one such as African-
Americans. Folk music was composed of many different
instruments such as drums, banjo, guitar, violin, mandolin,
whistles, and vocal cords. Folk music was used to describe
Signiant events in history along with folk lords.
11. MINSTREL SHOWS
• Minstrel shows were a direct result of the enormous
popularity of Folk music in American. Thus, leaving Americans
craving not only more Folk music, but a type of dancing to go
along with the music. This lead to the birth of Minstrel shows
where individuals particular Caucasian acted out along with
sung African-American music. However, this type of acting out
done by the White Americans were typically making fun of the
African-Americans' domainer. Even with this Minstrel shows
provide a crustal form of entrainment for all types of African-
American and Caucasian audiences. These types of shows
where still a popular form of entrainment even after the Civil
War as many Minstrel Shows still went on tour and performed
this type of entertainment.
12. POPULAR MINSTREL
SHOWS
• Jim Crow
• That Shufflin' Throng
• Frist Minstrel Lines
• When Bignay Sang
• Here is a clip from the Famous Jim Crow Minstrel Show.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG2zd6NCzJ8
13. WORK AND SPIRITUAL SONGS
• Countless African-American utilized work songs
as a way to pass the time while enduring hours
of working hard. The rhyme of each song helped
the slaves determine how fast or slow to get
they need to work in oder to accomplish the
task at hand. Not only that, these works songs
were also a secret way for the slaves to
communicate with one another through call and
response technique.
• African-Americans and Native Americans
would both utilized Spiritual songs as part of
their religious practices. Spiritual songs where
used as a way to freely practice their particular
religious orientation freely and celebrate certain
events such as christens. African-Americans also
used spiritual songs as a way to have hope and
joy that one day they would meet their maker
and be free from this type of oppression.
14. POPULAR SPIRITUAL AND WORK SONGS
• Swing Low Sweet Chariot
• Go Down Moses
• Nobody Knows the Troubles I've Seen
• Fare Well Ye
• I've Got My Ticket
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Thz1zDAytzU
• Here is a link to the Spiritual song Swing Low Sweet Chariot
15. PATRIOTIC MUSIC
• Patriotic Music has been used through America science the birth of the nation to inspire and rally the
troops to join the fight in preserving America as we know it today from the War of 1812 to the War in
Afghanistan today. Many patriotic music has substantial important still today such as The Star Spangle
Banner which is the national anthem of America.
16. FAMOUS PATRIOTIC MUSIC
• The Star Spangle Banner written by Francis Scott Key during the War
of 1812. This is are national anthem in America today.
• My Country Tees of Thee/America was written by Samuel Smith in
1831. This was also the main national anthem for the country
through the 19th centaury.
• The Battle Hymn of the Republic written by Julia Ward Howard . This
song first appeared in the magazine Atlanta Monthly in 1862. This
song went on to inspire the Union troops during their battles in The
Civil War.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh20Xsn_
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• Here is a link to our nations national anthem.
17. ART IN AMERICA
• Art in America greatly reflected what historical
events where occurring in America by given it
citizens amazing illustrates to look at and further
understanding of how America was changing. Not
only that, American art reflect each major time
period and event in America such as Manifest
Destiney. Which, was beautifully captured by John
Gast in American Progress in 1872.
18. THE FEDERAL PERIOD OF ART (1780-1828)
• The Federal Period of Art reflects an early America foundation when America has just started
out as a nation after winning its freedom from England. Therefore, America artwork also
reflected this sort of style of Neoclassicism where we still relied heavy on classical art principles
from Rome and Greece. These principles where demonstrated countlessly through our
sculpture, paintings and lastly architecture.
19. FAMOUS ARTIST IN THE FEDERAL PERIOD
OF ART IN AMERICA
• Charlie Willison Peale
• Gilbert Stuart
• John Trumbill
• Robert Fulton
• Benjamin West
• Jean-Antoine Houdon
20. JUST ART FROM THE FEDERAL PERIOD OF ART IN
AMERICA
• The Clermont design by
Robert Fulton
• Launching of the
Demologos in New York
City in October 1814 by
Robert Fulton
• Declaration of Independence, oil
on canvas by John Trumbull, 1818;
in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda,
Washington, D.C.
21. ART FROM THE FEDERAL PERIOD CONTINUED
William Clark, portrait by
Charles Willison Peale, 1810;
in Independence National
Historical Park, Philadelphia
• James Madison, oil on
wood by Gilbert
Stuart, c. 1821; in the
National Gallery of Art,
Washington, D.C. 65.3 ×
54.3 cm.
• Benjamin Franklin Drawing
Electricity from the Sky by
Benjamin West, oil on
slate, c. 1816; Philadelphia
Museum of Art .
• Portrait bust of George
Washington by Jean-
Antoine Houdon, c. late
18th–early 19th century;
in the Smithsonian
American Art Museum,
Washington, D.C.
22. THE JACKSONIAN PERIOD OF
ART (1828-1865)
• This is the art time period that reflects the most growth of
America, thus far on account of President Jackson expanding
the United States territory from coast to coast now. This
allowed countless works of art to be made in hopes of not
only accouraging Americans to move West of the Mississippi
River, but also having artist give the American public an idea
of what the beautiful Western landscaped looked like. This
helped to encourage countless Americans to move out West
and brace their own form of Manifest Destiny.
23. FAMOUS ARTIST IN THE JACKSONIAN
PERIOD OF ART IN AMERICA
• Thomas Doughty
• Thomas Cole
• Asher Brown
• John Kensett
• Johnson Heade
• Frederick E. Chruch
• Henry Kirke Brown
24. JUST ART FROM THE JACKSONIAN PERIOD IN AMERICA
• Harbor Landscape, oil
on canvas by Thomas
Doughty, 1834; in the
Brooklyn Museum, New
York.
• The Pic-Nic, oil on
canvas by Thomas Cole,
1846; in the Brooklyn
Museum, New York.
121.6 × 137.2 cm.
• The Stranded Ship,1844
,oil on canvas by Asher
Brown, overall: 94 x 129.5 cm
(37 x 51 in.)
framed: 130.2 x 166.1 x 14 cm
(51 1/4 x 65 3/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
25. ART FROM THE JACKSONIAN PERIOD CONTINUED
• Storm over Lake George,
oil on canvas by John
Frederick Kensett, 1870; in
the Brooklyn Museum,
New York City.
• Autumn in the
Marsh, circa 1866-1876
Signed M.J. Heade (ll)
Oil on canvas , by John
Heade
13 1/4 x 26 1/4 inches lick
• Hooker’s Party Coming to
Hartford, oil on canvas by
Frederic Edwin Church,
1846; in the collection of
Wadsworth Athenaeum,
Hartford, Conn.
• LaGrazia by Henry
Kirke Brown, modeled
ca. 1844, cast ca.
1850,18 7/8 x 9 3/4 x
10 1/4 in. (47.2 x 24.6
x 25.9 cm.)
26. THE GILDED AGE OF ART IN AMERICA (1865-1900)
• America was a rapidly expanding nation and started to go to from it agricultural ways into an
Industrial nation. This lead to inflex of immigrants into America as people came all over the
world to seek a better opportunity at life by working new found factory jobs. Not only that, this
type of artwork moved away from the traditional Neoclassical style and went into more of an
Impressionism art from. This type of artwork change in America opened up more to women in
America the opportunity illustrated their fantastic artist abilities through their artwork. All this
change began to take place after the conclusion of the Civil War as American tried to bounce
back from this great struggle in America.
27. FAMOUS ARTIST IN THE GILDED AGE OF
AMERICA
• George Inness
• John Henry
• William Sidney
• Theodore Robinson
• Harriet Hosmer
• Claude Monet
• Mary Cassatt
28. JUST ART FROM THE GILDED AGE OF ART IN AMERICA
• George Inness, Niagara
Falls, 1885, oil on wood,
Smithsonian American
Art Museum, Gift of
John Gellatly, 1929.6.67
• Bar-room Scene, oil on
canvas by William
Sidney Mount, 1835; in
The Art Institute of
Chicago.
• Zenobia, Queen of
Palmyra, marble
sculpture by Harriet
Goodhue
Hosmer, c. 1857; in the
Art Institute of Chicago.
29. ART FROM THE GILDED AGE CONTINUED
• Arrival of the Normandy
Train, Gare Saint-Lazare, oil
on canvas by Claude
Monet, 1877; in the Art
Institute of Chicago.
• Susan Seated Outdoors,
Wearing a Purple Hat,
oil on canvas by Mary
Cassatt, 1881. 88 x 70
cm.
• Cliff Walk at Pourville, oil on
canvas by Claude Monet,
1882; in the Art Institute of
Chicago.
30. PHOTOGRAPHY IN AMERICA
• Photography was brand new concept that was introduced to the world
thanks to the United States. The United States first informally introduce
photography in America to it citizens in 1839. Photography was
invented two Frenchmen Joseph Nicephore Niepce and Louis Jacques
Mande Daguerre. However, Niepce and Daguerre official introduce a type
process called Daguerreotype in August 1839 that allowed photography to
become efficiently produced that everyone could follow. Daguerreotype
photography process is known for taking the silver-coated copper plate
that is exposed to its iodine vapors that are exposed to light through the
camera. Then, this plate was treated with mercury vapors and then be
dipped in a sodium thiosulfate bath that then allows this new direct -
positive image to be reproduced. Photography was fundamental in
capturing American history through the years, especially during the Civil
War. Fun Fact President John Adams was the first President of The United
States to have his picture taken.
31. INVENTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND FIRST CAMERA USED FOR
PHOTOGRAPHY
Joseph Nicephore Niepce Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre
32. ARCHITECTURE IN AMERICA
• Architecture in America was really a nonsentience artform that where only for the few
privileged that were lucky enough to have studied it previously in Europe. As American
continued to grow and developed through history so did its American architecture from
Neoclassical style to the Gothic style of architecture and lastly finally to the Romanesque Revival
style of architecture.
33. NEOCLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE IN
AMERICA
• The early architecture in America reflected the Rome and
Greece styles that individuals such as Thomas Jefferson and
Charles Bulfinch had learned from Europe. This was a direct
result of no formal educational program and/or school of
architecture was open up in America, until after the Civil
War. The Neoclassical style of architecture influences still can
be seen today in our White House, Capital Building, and
other government buildings.
34. GOTHIC STYLE
ARCHITECTURE IN AMERICA
• Architect Alexander Jackson Davis came to New York city and
help to further influenced architectural change in America by
bring his all inspiring Gothic architecture style. Davis brought
what he had learn in Italy from building country villas for the
wealthy in Italy to America. This help to bring in another
architectural style into America to further increase the
variety architectural landscape in America. David's influence
in American architecture can still be seen today in St.
Patrick's Cathedral in New York City.
35. ROMANESQUE REVIVAL STYLE OF
ARCHITECTURE IN AMERICA
• Alongside Gothic style architecture came the other Medieval
style of architecture known as the Romanesque Revival.
However, it was not as popular in America as it Gothic
counterpart, because the Churches believed that it still
reflected the pagan implications that where closely associated
with an Medieval Christianity as illustrated by the Neoclassical
style of architecture. Despite this, Romanesque was consider
briefly appropriate for the construction of churches. This can
be seen by Renwick actuarial design of the Smithsonian
Intuition in our nation's capital.
36. OTHER GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS
IN AMERICA ARCHITECTURE
• The Brooklyn Bridge began construction in 1869 and
was completed on May 24, 1883.
• The Erie Canal began construction in August 1823 and
was completed on October 26, 1825.
• Frist Transatlantic Telegraph began construction in
1857, after some unsuccessful attempts on August 5 the
first successful attempt at the Transatlantic Telegraph
had taken place. Unfortunately, this did not last long as
the line stopped working one month later.
• France also gifted the United States with the Statute of
Liberty as an everlasting reminder of the Democracy
and freedom/liberty in America. The Statute of Liberty
was dedicated on October 28, 1886 by President
Clevland.
37. LITERATURE IN AMERICA
• Literacy and Literature took a dramatic turn form the better
when the United States Government passed countless
legislation that allowed American authors to begin publishing
their brilliant works of literature. This helped to kick start
literacy in America throughout the entire 19th century. Not
only that, it allowed American women to also be able to
publish their own works of literature and speak their minds for
the first time in history without getting reprimanded.
38. FAMOUS AUTHORS IN AMERICA
• Washington Irving
• William Hill Brown
• Harriet Beecher Stowe
• Catharine Maria Sedgwick
• Louisa May Alcott
40. WHAT WAS IT ABOUT YOUR TOPIC THAT WAS UNIQUE TO
AMERICA AND TO OUR STUDY OF AMERICAN HISTORY PRIOR
TO 1865?
• My topic is unique to American and to our study of American History prior to 1865, because my era
19th century allowed me to get an in-depth look at the intellectual achievements in this era that helped
to build the great nation of America as we know it. For example, the artwork and music in this particular
era helped to inspire hundred thousand throughout American History by encouraging them to make the
journey West to expanded the United States from coast to coast.
41. HOW WOULD YOU FELT ABOUT YOUR TOPIC IF YOU HAD
BEEN LIVING DURING THE ERA YOU ARE COVERING?
• If I lived during the era that I covered in my PowerPoint presentation I believe that it would be huge
amount of fun to live during this era, despite the consent wars such as the War of 1812 and the Civil
War. I think it would be absolutely fun to live in this era, because I would get to experience America in
the making and get to do and learning new things such as going to the Opera for the first time and
getting to look at and trying my hand at trying doing all the new artforms like Impressionism. Therefore,
this is how I would feel if I were to have lived during that time period.
42. HOW HAS YOUR TOPIC CHANGED OVER THE YEARS
(DESCRIBE ITS' ROLE IN SOCIETY TODAY).
• My topic has drastically changed over the years because of the United States further developing into
the nation that we know it to be today. This is a direct result of the intellectual achievements in music,
art, photography, architecture, and lastly literature.
• I know for a fact that we still very much see the impacted art/photography, music, and architecture had
on the United States today, because still paint and take pictures of Americas beauty today thanks to art
and photography. Not only that, we still use the music from this era as the national anthem to our
nation today and we still see the influence of Neoclassical architecture in our nation's government
buildings such as the Capitol Building.
43. WHAT NEW INFORMATION DID YOU LEARN ABOUT YOUR
TOPIC THAT YOU DIDN'T ALREADY KNOW?
• Almost everything within my topic I did not know such as photography was inverted during this era in
America, when I was researching my era as a whole. I also did not know all of the pervious dates and
specific facts such as when the Gilde Age time period began, until I dove further into my research.
44. CONCLUSION
• Through this time frame in history there were countless factors that shaped the United States in what it
is today such as Westward Exaptation during the Jacksonian Period. All of these changes that shaped
America into the great nation that it is today can be seen in its art, photography, music, literature, and
lastly architecture. These intellectual achievements help to illustrate America's Culture as we know it
today further reflecting the strength and greatness of America!
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• All musical links/videos were found on YouTube.
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