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Hand, John O. "Futurism in America." Art Journl 41.4 (1981): 337-42. JSTOR. Web. 31 Oct. 2010. This article is about the transition of Futurism from the East to America. The development of Futurism was caused by the influence from the Futurist Manifestos and paintings. F.T. Marinetti's Foundation and Manifesto of Futurism sparked the movement and through the use of variety of magazines and newspapers, it spread quickly. The article includes a summarized interview of Andre Tridon analyzing specific ways in which this movement affected the culture of the early 1900's. Tridon gives specific newspaper articles that are a direct result of the Futurism movement. By 1913 Futurism had made its impact and it seemed that it would not disappear very easily.

Glazer, Diane L. "Among Friends: Italian Futurism Comes to America." New Sound: International Magazine for Music 34 (2009): 62-75. Web. 28 Oct. 2010. This article is about the arrival and spread of Italian Futurist ideas throughout the New York City culture in the early 20th century. It goes into detail the lives of the first American Futurist painter, Joseph Stella and a composer by the name of Edgard Varèse. In the article, the lives of these two artists are analyzed from the perspective of the work that they created. Through their works a friendship was made. Through this friendship and contribution to the art community Futurism grew through New York.

Taylor, Joshua C. Futurism. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1961. Questia:Trusted Online Research. Cengage Learning, 2010. Web. 11 Nov. 2010. This book is about the art movement of Futurism and the background information of how it came to be. The book tells us about the goals Futurism wished to accomplish. It wanted to create new risky advancement in the art world and did just that. The major part of the book is its accomplishments through various artists. It takes a look at some of those major contributing artists of Futurism such as Umberto Boccioni. It analyses the Manifestos with and how it was the catalyst to the whole movement. This contains a good amount of valuable information that can be very helpful.

Benton, Tim. "Dreams of Machines: Futurism and l'Esprit Nouveau." Journal of Design History 3.1 (1990):19-34. JSTOR. Web.17 Nov. 2010. This article contains the views of Reyner Banham on Futurism and its affect on the theory and design of machines. It analyses the thoughts of Filippo Marinetti, who wrote the Maniifesto. Specifically it engages in the development of the automobile. Futurism had a part in the development in many things especially in car advancement.

Townsend, Christopher. "The Future of Futurism." Art Monthly 329 (2009):5-8. EBSCO. Web. 11 Nov. 2010. The Futurist Manifesto was first published in December of 1908in the magazine Poise. This article was written in celebration of the centennial year. It takes a look at Futurism then and now and its effects on society. One of the main points offered is that Futurism and Modernism are linked. Many little but interesting details about futurism can be found in this article.

Merjian, Ara H. "FUTURISM? AT 100." Modern Painters 21.1 (2009):40-43. EBSCO. Web. 17 Nov. 2010. This article is a tribute to the 100 years that Futurism has been around. To celebrate the centenary of futurism, Modern Painters pays tribute to the movement's forward-thinking ideals. It shows how the inspiation of Filippo Tommaso Marinetti sparked groth in technology and industry.