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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.

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.

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.

Bird, David W. "Differentiating Catalan and Italian Futurisms." Romance Quarterly 55.1 (2008): 13-27. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 31 Oct. 2010. This article is the author's attempt to separate Italian Futurism and Catalan Futurism. Although these two movements share the term "futurism", according to the author they are quite different. The first part of the article is a detailed description of what Italian and Catalan futurisms are exactly. The second part focuses more on Catalan Futurism and why it is a more independent movement than previous authors has given it credit for.

"POSTIMPRESSIONISM." (n.d.): Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia. EBSCO. Web. 19 Nov. 2010. This source is able to provide a historical background of the postimpressionist artistic movement. The encyclopedia is a great place to start when trying to gain more knowledge about anything. The description they give about postimpressionism is both helpful and informative. This artistic style was used by Van Gogh. The movement took place during the last two decades of the 19th century.

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.

Martin Goldsmith. The Beatles Come to America. Hoboken, NJ., John Wiley & Sons. 2004. Questia. Web. 15 Nov. 2010. This book is about the music and style of The Beatles upon their arrival in America in 1964. Goldsmith gives a narrative view into his personal experiences living as a young adult during "Beatlemania." He also explores the evolution of a fresh musical sound when The Beatles first performed on "The Ed Sullivan Show." The book also gives accounts of other major events in American history including: the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the feminist movement, and the civil rights movement. Goldsmith gives a perfect blend of biographical sources and his own personal experiences to explore the impact The Beatles had on music, culture, and style in America. Note: To view this entire source, you must have an account with Questia.

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.

Clifford,James. "On Ethnographic Surrealism". 1981. JSTORE Internet Database, Web. 16 Nov. 2010. James Clifford runs down the history of surrealism in thos article. he gives descriptions on the influences of the artistic movement as well as the history that is taking place around it.he discusses where the movement is taking place between the wars. he also talks about some of the most influental artists of the period. Overall i would say that this is a very scholarly article that provides alot of background information that would be beneficial to writing a paper on the topic.

Adamson, Walter L. "Contexts and Debates Fascinating futurism: The historiographical politics of an historical avant-garde." Modern Italy 13.1 (2008): 69-85. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. Contains descriptions of a couple distiguishable groups of futursts and elaborates on there differences. The article also gives adaquate background information on people like Marinetti as well as for the futurist and fascist movements themselves. The author indicates that there may be some confusion in separation the fascist and futurist movements but the author attemps to correct this issue.

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.

Payton, Rodney J. "The Music of Futurism: Concerts and Polemics" The Musical Quarterly 62.1 (1976):5-8. JSTOR. Web.17 Nov. 2010. Since the beginning of the Futurist art Movement it has influenced and amazed the public. It wasn't until more recently that this effect has made itself present in America. This article focuses on a couple musicians Balilla Pratella and Luigi Russolo. It shows how these two artists worked to spread the movement.

"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.

Mikić, Vesna. "Musics Futurista - The Art of Noises. Music and Words from the Italian Futurists Movement 1909-1935, Including Original Recordings by Marinetti/Russolo/Pratella (Salon LTMCD 2401, 2006)." New Sound: International Magazine for Music 34 (2009): 111-113. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 15 Nov. 2010. A review of a C.D. of futurist music which was done in line with the futurist manifesto that was written by Marinetti. Some of the tracks also include pieces of Marinetti's actual speaches which, according to the article, give the C.D. an unarguably Futuristic tone.

Wijnberg, Nachoem M., and Gerda Gemser. "Adding Value to Innovation: Impressionism and the Transformation of the Selection System in Visual Arts." Organization Science 11.3 (2000): 323-329. JStor. Web. 1 Nov. 2010. This article describes the transformation of the impressionist movement in particular. The begining talks about the value of cultural products prior to the trends occured and the different systems used. The next section then focuses on the impressionist movement and a little bit about the start of the that particular. After it goes on the talk about the systems that came from that particular movement.

Beardsley, J. Pablo Picasso. New York: H.N. Abrams, 1991. Print. A biography on the life of Pablo Picasso. Beadsley examines Picasso through his years; from early childhood to adulthood. Also, Beadsley write about the movements in which Picasso was involved in. The influences of Picasso are also discussed about Picasso and his works, as well as his most famous works of 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.