During the late 19th century, and into the 20th century artists and musicians contributed to the idea of realism in the American setting. Each, though slightly different in concept or subject, was defining what was going on in front of his or her eyes, without imagining a past or a future. While it has been stated that American Realism was a Neoclassical movement borrowing from ancient classical interpretations of art and architecture, this statement is false. American Realism was actually the opposite; instead of reflecting back to antiquities, artists, writers and musicians were concerned with recording the grit and the true reality of the early 20th century in America.
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People, when realism came about, exspected it to reflect the classic art/cultures of Europe (Greece, Rome, et). However it came into it's own and expanded to all aspects of the American arts. Realism was conserned with reflecting the true reality of the present; uncerened with anything else.
Citation:
. "Wikipedia." Google. Wikipedia, 16/1. Web. 4 Feb 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_realism>.
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