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Grishin, Sasha. "Art Deco 1910-1939." Craft Arts International 74 (2008): 82-84. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 1 Nov. 2010.

This article gives a timeline of Art Deco's history starting with its preceeding movement leading up to Art Deco's height. There are examples of the different mediums Art Deco is demonstrated through such as fashion, architecture and artwork. The article mentions collections that have great examples of Art Deco. This article also mentions how Art Deco touched other countries, which proves that Art Deco was an international hit. This article includes several pictures which is a great way to obtain visual images of Art Deco.

Mason, Brook S. "Dazzling DECO." Art & Antiques 27.3 (2004): 108-115. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This article includes a brie history includint where Art Deco got its name, some founding designers and the previous artistic movements that founded Art Deco. There is a focus on the cost of an original Art Deco piece today- it could be anywhere up to 3 million dollars. The prices are so high due to the unique materials the art was made out of. The article mentions specific examples of major Art Deco art including the Chrysler Building. There is also mention of how Art Deco is in effect today as well as examplesof current designers.

Harrod, Tanya. "Review: Art Deco 1910-1939. London." The Burlington Magazine Vol. 145 No. 1203 (Jun., 2003): 462-4. JSTOR. Web. 16 Nov. 2010

This article focuses on an Art Deco exhibit in a London museum. Many examples of Art Deco are described through explaining what the exhibit consisted of. Through describing Art Deco, the article makes the differences clear between both the Art Noueau and Modernism movements. Several designers, fans and examples of Art Deco are listed. This article was helpful because through describing the exhibit, different examples and mediums of Art Deco are explained.

"Surrealism and Surrealist Artists." All Buy Art. All Buy Art, 2006. Web. 10 Nov. 2010 This article is based on the history and background of modern/contemporary art and how surrealism began. Surrealism is one of the main modern art movements in the twentieth century. Expressionism, Futurism, Impressionism, minimalist, Op Art, Post impressionism, Fauvism, and other Abstract art movements have all been a part of shaping Surrealism. It is the combination of all art movements and theories that influences art today. Surrealism is known to clarify images of life as the artist sees it. It does not limit or restrict any immoral interpretations of life, but rather expresses it in an open-minded way. Surrealism expresses all irrational thoughts and makes the art lively and thrilling. It tends to raise disordered thoughts or questions, but it is meant to express fantasies, mysteries, and illusions as a temporary reality.

Elmaleh, Eliane. "American Pop Art and Political Engagement in the 1960's." European Journal of American Culture 22. (2003): 181-191. EBSCO. Web. 10 Nov. 2008. This article describes the Pop Art movement in America. Pop art in the United States is an artistic movement closely associated with the 1960's. Pop Art, to most Americans, is an artistic movement that is closely related to their own culture. This article looks into Pop Art's role in the American Culture.

Martin, Marilyn. "Art Deco Architecture in South Africa." The Journal of Decorative and Propaganda Arts 20 (1994): 8-37. JSTOR. Web. 16 Nov. 2010.\n\nThis source focuses on a location that is not usually associated with Art Deco: South Africa. There is mention notonly of the designers of the art, but also of the architects who were actually building the structures. Quotes from architechs about the buidings as well as pictures are included. This article does a great job of using descriptions and imagery to describe the buildings. This article was very interesting because it is not common knowledge that Art Deco was popular in South Africa and it was interesting to learn about the history of the movement there.

Meisler, Stanley. "Art Deco: High Style." Smithsonian 35.8 (2004): 56-61. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 1 Nov. 2010.\n\nThis article gives a great overview of Art Deco by including examples and history. This article explains the characteristics of Art Deco as well as briefly describes the movement leading up to it. There are several Art Deco artists named with a short description o their work. This article is a great place to start Art Deco research because it has a large amount of basic information and is therefore a great jumping off point.\n\n

Waldburg, Patrick. Surrealism. New York: Thames and Hudson Inc. 1997. Print Waldberg breaks down in his book where surrealism emerged from and who were the great artists of the movement. in his book he discusses the most famous book of the era. the book includes a copy of the surrealist manifesto which is key to understanding the movement. it also has brief bios of artists and a timelime on the history of the movement in the back of the book. i believe this is a good source because the author was a member of the movement himself and was said to be good friends with some of its most influential artists.

Cowling, Elizabeth. "`PROUDLY WE CLAIM HIM AS ONE OF US': BRETON, PICASSO, AND THE SURREALIST MOVEMENT." Art History 8.1 (1985): 82-104. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. This article talks about Berton's Manifesto and how he tried to improve and expand the movement. One way he tried to do this was by claiming Pablo Picasso as a Surrealist painter. The writing is very detailed and descriptive about the two artists and their ties with Surrealism. It is a long article but it provides quality information. This is a good article because it addresses the parameters of the Surrealist Movement.

Montagu, Jemima. The Surrealists: Revolutionaries in Art & Writing 1919-35. London: Tate Publishing, 2002. Print. The developments of surrealism can be seen in Montagu's book. She goes through the age of surrealism and identifies all of the changes in the movement. She also lists the artists that helped influence the changes in the movement. the book goes through the year chronologically so it is easy to put in perspective. This is a good source because the author puts specific dates on the changes in Surrealist art.

Eggener, Keith L. "'An Amusing Lack of Logic': Surrealism and Popular Entertainment." American Art. 7.4 (1993): 30-45. The University of Chicago Press on behalf of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Web. 10 Nov. 2010. This article talks about how Surrealism impacted American Art starting in the 1930s. Socialites across America were introduced to this movement by going to Surrealist Costume Balls and flipping through fashion magazines that contained this new form of art. Salvador Dali's "Dream of Venus" captured the attention of many and soon people were craving a desire to dream like him. Many do not realize that this movement was first accessible to and received by Americans. Surrealism actually evolved from trendsetters in fashion and entertainment within America and Europe. "The earliest examples of genuine Surrealist art to be seen in America were probably those included in Katherine Dreier's Sociata Anonyme exhibition of modern European and American art." Most information that Americans had about Surrealism came from printed articles in newspapers or magazines. Many surrealist authors related their work to the illusionary branch of Salvador Dali's work. He was by far the most influential person in this movement. Surrealism was not meant to be a type of revolution, but new insight or beginning for art.

Rattray, Jacqueline. "Analyzing Surrealist Madness Through the Poetry of Salvador Dalí." Comparative Critical Studies 5.2 (2008), 207-220. This article describes the madness that Salvador Dali possessed and how it effected the Surrealist art movement. This madness was introduced through his art, especially poetry. It describes the term of "paranoiac-critical method" and it's role in Dali's art.

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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.

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.

www.impressionism.info. Impressionism, 2005. Web. 7 Nov. 2010. This site talks about the basics of Impressionist art and the movement. It tells you the origin of where the name impreesionism came from and all about the subjects the artists paints about and the techniques they use. In addition, the site lists "the masters" of the art movement and the numerous paintings they painted. Lastly, it gives a list of a few books about the art movement and of the artists.

Malt, Johanna. "Surrealism, Art and Modern Science: Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, Epistemology." French Studies 64.4 (2010): 502-503. Web. 7 Nov. 2010. This article discusses how Salvador Dali and Max Ernst became familiar with the philosophical views that go along with the works of Einstein, Bohr, Heisenberg, and Schrodinger. These enlightenment thinkers tied the science of physics with literature and the arts. The ideas of Physics are also known to serve as a significant connection to the deeper thoughts and practices associated with the Surrealist movement. Gaston Bacherald agrees with the ideas of space, relativity, and fourth-dimensional art likewise to Salvador Dali. These ideas of Bacherald and Dali correlate with the quantum theory in modern philosophy. Susan Whitney of the Catholic and Communist Party stresses the importance of gender relations and art. She believes that new literature will correspond with twentieth-century art.

Moffat, Charles. "The Prince of Pop Art." www.arthistoryarchive.com. November 2007. Web. November 10. This site describes Andy's life, from his childhood, to the time that he began his art, to the time that he died. It also describes Andy's personality and how it is connected to his artwork. This page also is about Andy's afterlife and about the Andy Warhol Museum that opened in his hometown. Also, the page contains many quotes of Andy Warhol.

Shanes, Eric. "The Pop Art Tradition: Responding to Mass Culture." Parkstone Press International (2006): Ohiolink. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. Shanes traces the roots of popular mass culture in the late 18th century when the industrial and political revolutions industrialized the Western World. Pop Art is said to have originated from Surrealism in Britain when Eduardo Paolozzi, Peter Blake, and Richard Hamilton began exploring comic books, advertising, and folk culture. Artist, Claes Oldenberg, began works of art that connected to "store exhibitions," which filled galleries with common American objects. This emphasized and worshiped consumer goods.

Batchelor, David, Briony Fer, Paul Wood. Realism, Rationalism, Surrealism: Art Between the Wars. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1993. Print The authors of this book breakdown the main art forms that breakout during decades of war in the 1930s and 1940s. Among these they discuss Surrealism and how it came to be. They talk about how it changed during the period of intense fighting and death. A lot of detail is put into the authors descriptions. This is a good source because it specifiys events that changed the movement and how they impacted it.