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This is a review on the pop-art artist Roy Lichtenstein. The review starts out by saying that Roy Lichtenstein is one of the first people to have a massive exhibit while he is still alive, and one would think that his art would be amazing because of this (one critic in particular does not like his work and calls it dumb and awkward.) The author of this review goes on to tell us a little bit about Lichtenstein's life, his style and his artwork. She then talks about the art that Roy Lichtenstein creates, "it would seem quite dull if it were not for the jazzy images he has appropriated from a wide range of twentieth-century sources in both high and low art." This article is a good starting point about getting to know the artist and how his art is viewed. 

This review highlights the "high pitch" of the Surrealist movement in the 1930s and the 1940s. It incorporates multiple Surrealist artists, especially Salvador Dali. The author talks about the Surrealist exhibitions and their unique value that were considered to be "ideological spaces." It states that Dali was well-known artist, but eventually he became obsessed with commercialism. At this time period, society was based on consumerism and media advertisement that Dali got caught up in leading to his downfall.

scholarly. where is your MLA citation?

This article explores the topic of politics in the song, "Revolution" by the Beatles. The song was written by John Lennon in 1968, a time of political turmoil. The article compares this song with "Street Fighting Man" by the Rolling Stones. The article explains that the two songs have a similar political message, but the song by the Rolling Stones was more favorable by the public. The article also references some of tragic events in the late 1960s that helped form the message of the song "Revolution," including: The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., Robert F. Kennedy, and many anti-Vietnam-war protests. The article analyzes the lyrics and composition of "Revolution" exposing Lennon's skepticism about American politics. The article also gives full lyrics to "Revolution 1" for the White Album. The song shows that the Beatles were anti-war and held a position on revolution. The song had both positive and negative reviews. One of the reviews states that the lyrics were bad, but the music itself was good. An essay cited in the article by Greil Marcus noted the song express freedom and movement and made by a great rock and roll band.

Seymour, Gene. "When John Lennon Was a Political Force." Newsday (2006): 1. EBSCOhost. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This article is discusses the impact John Lennon had on the politics of America. The article reviews the documentary "The U.S. vs. John Lennon," which portrayed the conflict between Lennon and the US conservatives. The review provides enough summary to persuade me to see the movie and learn more about the impact Lennon had on the Nixon administration.

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.

MacNamidhe, Margaret. "Impression: Painting Quickly in France 1860-1890 (review)." Nineteenth Century French Studies 31.3-4 (2003), 352-354. This article by Margret MacNamidhe reviews the style of Impression paintings. In particular, they look at the quickness of the brush and analyize it. For example, the author commented how painstakingly it took Monet to get the right atmospheric shades without blending the wrong colors together. She continued to explain how, through the ages of Monet's paintings, he developed this particular technique and one could notice with the crusting up of the paint in later works.

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.

"The Grand Master of Surrealism Salvador Dalí." USA Today Magazine 133.2720 (2005): 34-41. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 1 Nov. 2010. This USA today magazine article provides imformation on the artistic works of Salvador Dali and his impact on surrealism. It also includes his artistic influences on his painting and the many exhibitions for his paintings.It talks about one exhibition in particular in which 150 of Dali's paintings were displayed along with his other works such as sculptures and writings. It was the largest grouping of his works ever. It also gives a good background and Bio of the artist.

"The Grand Master of Surrealism Salvador Dalí." USA Today Magazine 133.2720 (2005): 34-41. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This review highlights of the works of Salvador Dali and the exhibitions where his artwork was presented. It describes his success as an artist during the mid 1900s. Also, it explains the importance Salvador Dali to other artists as pure inspiration.

Beaty, Bart. "Roy Lichtenstein's Tears: Art vs. Pop in American Culture." Canadian Review of American Studies 34.3 (2004): 249-268. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 9 Nov. 2010.

Byrne, L. "Picasso, Guernica, History." Art Book 14.3 (2007): OhioLINK: Electronic Journal Center. Web. 1 November 2010. Byrne reviews a work by Fransisco Calvo Serraller and Jorge Semprun on Picasso's Guernica. The painting was painted for the Spanish Pavilion at the International Exhibition in Paris in 1937. Guernica is a summary of the wars of the past one hundred years (Byrne 13). Serraller's thinks that the painting is one of the greatest paintings of all time because it was created out of "historical tradition" genius which he believed only Picasso and a select few were capable of.

Brant, Clare. "Aeolus:Futurism's Flight to Fancy." Interdisciplinary Science Reviews 34.1 (2009): 79-90. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. Futurism is in a way the art form of engineering. This article introduces the life of Oliver Stewart in a way that shows how his experiences sparked his interest in technology. The ideas in futurism are the building blocks to the future specifically in aerospace and technology. Stewart took these ideas and put them to his work. This article shows just how much can come from Futurism.

Jie, Chang. "Quasi-scientific Approaches Made by Impressionist Painters (Claude Monet) and Literary Naturalists (Emile Zola)." Review of European Studies 1.2 (2009): 133-137. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 7 Nov. 2010. This article compares literary Naturalists and Impressionistic painters by Quasi-scientific research. The author first puts Naturalism and Impressionism into the landscape of Positivistic cultural movement in the mid 19century. In particular, it tells the readers about the different themes of impressionism and the research behind them, which included the mention of Claude Monet. Also, it talks about the tone and influence behind certain works of both the literary and artistic aspect.

Cork, Richard. "Comic appeal." New Statesman 133.4678 (2004): 41-43. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 9 Nov. 2010.

Manthorne, Katherine E. "Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)." American Art 11.3 (1997): 78. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 15 Nov. 2010.

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.

scholarly. Vary your intro sentences more. There is a lot of "This article...", "This review..."

Rowley, David. Beatles for Sale. Edinburgh: Mainstream, 2002. Questia. Web. 16 Nov. 2010.