The History of American Art in 25 Iconic Works

To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in America, this lecture explores 25 iconic works of American art, including Grant Wood’s ‘American Gothic’, Dorothea Lange’s ‘Migrant Mother’ and Hopper’s ‘Nighthawks’. It traces the history of America through paintings, sculptures, land art, and photography that exemplify vital moments in American history like the Gold Rush, the Civil War, Civil Rights movement, and so forth; key styles/movements like the Hudson River School, Regionalism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art; and showcases ground-breaking artists from the indigenous Native American peoples through to virtuoso portrait painter John Singleton Copley, Thomas Eakins, Hopper, Georgia O’Keeffe, Warhol, Kara Walker and many more. 

Marie-Anne Mancio trained as an artist before gaining a PhD in Art and Critical Theory from the University of Sussex. She has lectured in art history for the City Lit, Tate Modern, the Course, Art in London, London Art Salon, Dulwich Picture Gallery, HENI films.  She also runs art history study tours abroad for ACE and is a Director of InFems art collective for whom she curates exhibitions and writes.