Question

Which of the following was symbolic of the rise of American influence in the fine arts after the Second World War?

• A. Mary Cassatts work in Impressionism
• B. Thomas Eakins work in Realism
• C. Grant Woods work in Regionalism
• D. Jackson Pollocks work in Abstract Expressionism
• E. John S. Copleys work of realistic portraiture

Answer 1

The correct option is D Jackson Pollocks work in Abstract Expressionism

Abstract Expressionism developed in the context of diverse, overlapping sources and inspirations. Many of the young artists had made their start in the 1930s. The Great Depression yielded two popular art movements, Regionalism and Social Realism, neither of which satisfied this group of artists' desire to find a content rich with meaning and redolent of social responsibility, yet free of provincialism and explicit politics.