Painting in the 1930s
45 iconic works paint a portrait of one of America’s most transformative decades – the 1930s. In the devastating wake of the Wall Street Crash, artists sought to capture the changes in urbanisation, industrialisation and immigration that pulsed across the country, resulting in one of the most vital periods for American artists in the 20th century. These are works which have rarely been seen together, by artists ranging from Jackson Pollock, Georgia O’Keeffe and Edward Hopper to Thomas Hart Benton, Philip Guston and more. Perhaps the most celebrated work of them all, Grant Wood’s iconic American Gothic (1930), has never left North American shores before. Find out more about the ‘America After the Fall’ exhibition from the RA’s website.
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Richard Serra, man of steel (1938–2024)