American Art Movements

These are the important American movements, styles, tendencies, groups, and schools that we currently cover. More are on the way!

Movements by Period:

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Renaissance and Earlier Art

Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassicism

Early and Pre-War Modern Art

Interwar Modern Art

Post-war Modern Art

Roots of Contemporary Art

Movements by Country:

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American

Austrian

Belgian

British

Dutch

French

German

Japanese

Italian

Mexican

Russian

Spanish

Movements by Genre:

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Abstraction

Performance

Architecture

Literature

Poor Materials

Decorative Arts

Naturalism

Photography-focused

Include Photography Component

	Abstract Expressionism (Summary, History, Artworks)
	Abstract Photography (Summary, History, Artworks)
	Action Painting (Summary, History, Artworks)
	American Impressionism (Summary, History, Artworks)
	American Regionalism (Summary, History, Artworks)
	Art Brut (Summary, History, Artworks)
	Art Deco (Summary, History, Artworks)
	Art Nouveau (Summary, History, Artworks)
	The Ashcan School (Summary, History, Artworks)
	Bay Area Painters (Summary, History, Artworks)
	Biomorphism (Summary, History, Artworks)
	Black Mountain College (Summary, History, Artworks)
	Body Art (Summary, History, Artworks)
	Color Field Painting (Summary, History, Artworks)
	Conceptual Art (Summary, History, Artworks)
	Contemporary Realism (Summary, History, Artworks)
	Dada (Summary, History, Artworks)
	Dada and Surrealist Photography (Summary, History, Artworks)
	Digital Art (Summary, History, Artworks)
	Documentary Photography (Summary, History, Artworks)