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limited powers of the President to deloy troops without notification of Congress & declaration of War
War Powers Resolution (1973)
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nonrepresntational, bold colors and brushstrokes, spatterd or poured paint; Pollock, Rothko
abstract expressionism
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outlaws election discrimination
Voting Rights Act (1965)
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curving lines, asymmetry, natural forms; Klimt
art nouveau
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outlaws racial segregation; struck down Jim Crow Laws
Civil Rights Act (1964)
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grandeur, richness, dramatic themes; Rembrant, Carvaggio, Vermeer
baroque
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mutual defense pact signed by Soviet Union & Eastern Allies
Wassaw Pact (1955)
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written in response to the cold war, signed by 12 Western Nations who wished to ally agains Soviet invasion
North Atlantic Treaty (1949)
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basic geometric forms, objects viewed from all sides at once; Picasso, Braque
cubism
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European Recovery Program
Marshall Plan (1948-51)
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geometric, spare, functional; Miles van der Rohe
Bauhaus
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provides American support for people resisting communism or totalitarianism
Truman Doctrine (1947)
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speech by Woodrow Wilson declaring goals tof the end of WWI; established League of Nations
14 Points (1918)
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Brit support for Jewish homeland in Palastine
Balfour Declaration (1917)
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randomness, absurdism, incongruity; Arp, Duchamp, Ray
Dada
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vivid colors, simple forms; Matisse, Roualt
fauvism
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expressio of emotion through color and brushstroke; Gaugin, Munch
expressionism
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optical illusions that suggest movement; Vasarely
op Art
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exact replication of forms from real life; Weyth
photorealism
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dots; Pissaro; Seurat
pointillism
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variations in light and color; short brushstrokes; Manet, Monet, Renoir, Cezanne
Impressionalism
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bold, childlike strokes; bright colors; Klee
primativism
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accurate, detailed represntation of everyday life; Courbet, Miller
realism
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airiness, delicacy, elaborate curves, natural forms; Fragonard, Watteau
roccoco
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emotion & picturesque expression; Millet, Delacroix
romanticism
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