American scene painting

American scene painting is a naturalist style of paintings and art of the 1920s though 1940s in the United States.

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After World War I many United States artists rejected the modern trends stemming from the Armory Show. Instead they chose to adopt academic realism in depicting urban and rural scenes.

Related Topics:
World War I - Modern - Armory Show - Academic - Realism

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Much of the American scene painting conveys a nationalism and romanticism of everyday American life.

Related Topics:
Nationalism - Romanticism

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The works which stress local and small-town themes are often called "American regionalism", and those depicting urban scenes are many times called "social realism".

Related Topics:
Regionalism - Social realism

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