George Caleb Bingham’s “The County Election” was an oil paint artwork that was, according to the SLAM website, created in 1852. The SLAM site also says that the painting is 3’ 2” x 4’ 4” in terms of size. This painting explains and shows us numerous faults happening during a voting poll during what looks to be mid seventeenth century which certainly wouldn’t be accepted today. The artwork looks to have taken place in a small town, throughout the work Bingham used a crowded composition to portray an image that shows that men of any economic status could vote, but looking through the painting you only notice one African-American male in the portrait and he appears to be a servant which implies that this was before women and African-American males …show more content…
According to the SLAM website Bingham was a politician himself that ran against an opponent in 1850, so I think he must’ve ran for government but due to how unjust and unfair voting was during that period he was cheated. Bingham used certain figures within the painting to express his personal feelings on how the voting process was back in those …show more content…
Now if you look and observe the two kids playing a game that requires the knife in the first boy’s hands you could get a sense that Bingham wanted to suggest it takes very little skill requirement to run as a candidate, that anyone who knew how to run could run and possibly win. The last figure Bingham used was the gentleman who looks as if he’s in complete despair, he probably voted for the “non-popular” candidate, which in this case was the artist himself, and got beaten up by the crowd that favored Bingham over the other candidate.
The painting tells us how unjust Bingham felt the election was, it shows us that the other candidate used cheap tricks like buying voters and trying to influence voters before they voted instead of having a fair election. Bingham masterfully used this painting to express his feelings toward the unruly election he also used this to teach us many problems that needed to be resolved if we were to have reasonable
In order to understand and analyze the forces that shaped politics during this time period, political changes must first be examined. One of the biggest changes during this time period was the change in the number of voters. Between 1812 and 1840, the percentage of eligible voters in the United States presidential elections almost tripled, increasing from 26.9 to 80.2 percent while the percentage of states allowing voters to choose presidential electors more than doubled, rising from 44.4 to 95.8 percent, shown in Document A. By 1840, Rhode Island was the only state that didn’t allow all free men to vote.
Additionally, the painting shows that these colonists are literally building their society. For example, in the background, there are two buildings under construction and there is a man delivering bricks to the workers. This shows that these colonists are willing to work hard to build their community. This also shows that they are willing to go far away to get bricks. In conclusion the
At first glance the painting contains images of American television and movie icons on the left and various Muslims on the right. The left imagery includes Fonzie, Robocop, Mr. T and Waldo, many of whom were idolized during their TV and movie
Her ladder is also seen in her landscapes works represent her desire for escape from the real world. The use in this painting can be inferred two ways. One being a more practical use of the ladder as an object for the aid of the lynching. “…a bare tree, noose, and a ladder tell the story of another causality in the racial strife…”(Eldredge 30). The other meaning represents Abercrombie’s desire for the American people to escape the practice of lynching and leave it behind. In her work Two Ladders she props the ladders against the moon and a cloud, as if you could climb away from the Earth and into the sky. Although in Charlie Parker’s Favorite Painting the ladder is not reaching to the sky the meaning stays the same due to her historical use of the
The Presidential Election of 1820 was during a time of sincere peace and harmony within America. Previous to the election, the Federalists disappeared during the war of 1812 because they were labeled as traitors. Because of this, political rivalries and conflicts were at an all time low, and only one political party with one candidate would run for office. This period was called the “Era of Good Feelings” (MultiEducator) and was a time of nationalism and little sectionalism.
At the capital, we are introduced to senators Kinney and Mullens, who only care about getting what they want from each other and getting re-elected. They see Lonny’s painting as a means to both ends. In the beginning, Kinney sees nothing of value in Lonny’s picture. In fact, he implies that it is awful, saying that he "…wouldn’t give six bits for the picture without the frame." Mullens agrees with Kinney’s assessment of the painting. He says that the painting is secondary to the artist—the grandson of Lucien Briscoe, a legendary local hero who is said to have "…carved the state out of the wilderness." The painting quickly fades to the background as both the senators see that pushing the state to give this hero’s grandson money is a quick way to gain public favor.
This paining by Edward Hooper is of a lady sitting on a bed in a hotel room wearing nothing but just a shirt. The painting has bright colors like yellow and red but they do not bring life in to the painting. instead they push more focus on to the shadow in the canvas and the dark green couch that set the depressing look in the image. The women sitting on the bed is slouched over as if she is exhausted. There is what seems like a soldiers’ helmet sitting on the shelve on the right. The lady who is the focus of this piece has a book in her had but from the way its slouched over at the tips of her fingers the viewer can identify that she is not interested in it. There are two suitcases on the floor that seem unopened however her pants seem to
In the first painting, the African American is depicted looking directly at the viewers. He is drawn in a linear style that notably do clear outlines of the figure is shown. Even though he dressed in very rags which are demonstrated through the holes and stains found on his pants, he raises his hat and gives a warm smile directly at the audience, which indicates that he is happy. This brings up the question why is the man happy? Well if you look to his right pocket it is filled with tobacco leaves which were very popular back then which is a good reason to be happy. One can also
Both the painting and the poem show the courage and compassion of Washington. He is a strong leader who will not give up on what he believes in. The soldiers with Washington all look discouraged, but he is not letting them go back. In the painting, he has his head up not looking discouraged (Leutze George Washington Crossing the Delaware).
Wealthier people might have it in their homes because it portrays the landscape of western parts of North America; a part where most have still not traveled to, yet still thought was it was absolutely beautiful. This work of art was made to communicate the idea of The West. The West to most people in Easterners was a foreign idea, it still part of their unknown. This painting as well as other similar ones, were paintings that were created to show the breathtaking landscape of the western side of North America. I think the function of this painting is to act as a tool to exemplify the natural wonders and beauties of The West. The painting’s function is to get people to want to move to peaceful places such as the one in “Autumn on the
Additionally, one of the primary emotions displayed by the people in this painting is sadness. Everyone is walking together from a church holding a candle, and there is a woman kneeling on the floor that looks like a beggar. The people are ignoring this woman's plea for help, which I found ironic because the Church teaches to helps those in need. Thus, I think that the meaning of this work has to do with religion and its lack of interest in those who are less fortunate. It moreover tells us how those who are religious turn their head and ignore these serious issues. The church is a place for people to pray, but there are countless scandals that do take place, which I moreover think portrays injustice and is an issue in our current society
Each one not only relates to an important aspect of life in the novel, but our society as well if we really think hard enough about it. My first poster, “War is Peace” represents the first mantra of Ingsoc and displays its nonsensicality through an image of peace simultaneously interlaced with an image of war. The next mantra of the party is “Freedom is Slavery” which depicts the hands of an enslaved person releasing a thrush. This songbird was chosen as it relates to the proletariat, or lower class, of the society of 1984 in the way that they are viewed as resilient figures. The last mantra which is “Ignorance is Strength” is representative of individuals bound together by their lack of knowledge, forming a very strong chain. The next poster which is entitled “Believe” highlights the presence of the word “lie” in “believe”. The symbol of crossed fingers underneath the phrase can be interpreted as someone either wishing for luck (believing) or lying, if these fingers were to be found behind your back. Finally, my last work, which is “Untitled” is symbolic of the oppressive nature of the society in which some of us are currently living in. This poster suggests that we are prisoners of our own culture. To conclude, I believe that all of these images relay an important message of power and control and the methods employed to maintain
The Banjo Lesson by Henry Tanner is one of his most famous works. The message to the viewer somewhat speaks for itself. Tanner’s work displays a lesson on how the black race broke ground from just being known as entertainers, now being known as an artist in the 19th century to a broad range of important roles in society today. One of Tanner’s painting called /is something I can absolutely relate to, because as a child, I was taught in the same manner with my uncle. The Banjo Lesson was painted in 1893 with Tanner using size and placement as a technique to emphasize the figures of the old man who is teaching the little boy how to play the banjo.
In this painting, the scene takes place on a sidewalk and includes a small black girl and four older men. From the books she has in her hand, it can be assumed that she is walking to or from school. The four men are U.S. marshals and
The poster I was assigned was by Aung San Suu Kyi that says “We will surely get to our destination if we join hands.” The picture that was attached with the poster was a latter with three people on it, there were two actual people and then an animal. The people each have a hand on each other helping up the latter. There is also an arrow pointing up on the bottom of the page. The arrow I think is representing their destination. There's a lady on the latter who is holding a bird in her hand helping it up the latter. All these actions are showing one another helping each other.