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The Americas before 1900

The United States in the 19th century

Artists began to develop their own styles and approaches.

c. 1800 - 1900

Styles and themes

Romanticism

Realism

Western art

Aestheticism and the Gilded Age

Aestheticism and the Gilded Age

Sculpture, architecture, photography, and design

Sculpture, architecture, photography, and design

All content | The United States in the 19th century

From Romanticism to the Gilded Age, American art ranged from bucolic landscapes to elegant city parks.

Soaring upward, Louis Sullivan and the invention of the skyscraper

Soaring upward, Louis Sullivan and the invention of the skyscraper

The Alamo (& Mission San Antonio de Valero)

The Alamo (& Mission San Antonio de Valero)

Timothy O’Sullivan, <em>A Harvest of Death</em>

Timothy O’Sullivan, A Harvest of Death

Kehinde Wiley on John Singer Sargent

Kehinde Wiley on John Singer Sargent

John Brown’s “tragic prelude” to the U.S. Civil War

John Brown’s “tragic prelude” to the U.S. Civil War

The Mexican-American War: 19th-century American art in context

The Mexican-American War: 19th-century American art in context

John Singer Sargent, <em>Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose</em>

John Singer Sargent, Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose

Frederic Edwin Church, <em>The Iceberg</em>

Frederic Edwin Church, The Iceberg

Childe Hassam, <em>Horticulture Building, World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago</em>

Childe Hassam, Horticulture Building, World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago

Samuel Colman, Jr., <em>Ships Unloading, New York</em>

Samuel Colman, Jr., Ships Unloading, New York

Lilly Martin Spencer, <em>The Home of the Red, White, and Blue</em>

Lilly Martin Spencer, The Home of the Red, White, and Blue

Hiram Powers, <em>The Greek Slave</em>

Hiram Powers, The Greek Slave

Selected Contributors

Dr. Margaret C. Conrads

Dr. Diana diZerega Wall

Dr. Rebecca Jeffrey Easby

Dr. Tom Folland

Dr. Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis

Dr. Paul A. Ranogajec

Dr. Bryan Zygmont