Arts of the United States

Architecture Cinema Cuisine Dance Literature Music Poetry Sculpture Television Theater Visual arts www. ... Americas unmistakable contribution to architecture has been the skyscraper, whose bold, thrusting lines have made it the symbol of capitalist energy. ... Jump to: navigation, search The cuisine of the United States is characterized by the broad diversity of foods, driven by the tendency of the country as a whole to integrate widely divergent ingredients and styles of cooking. ... Closely related to the development of American music in the early 20th century was the emergence of a new, and distinctively American, art form -- modern dance. ... Jump to: navigation, search This topic is considered to be an essential subject on Wikipedia. ... Jump to: navigation, search American Music, the folk, popular, and classical music of the United States—created by American-born or American-trained composers, or originating in American culture, or written primarily for American audiences. ... The poetry of the United States began as a literary art during the colonial era. ... American Sculpture came of age in the 1960s with David Smith providing large formats metal sculptures. ... Theater of the United States is based in the Western tradition, mostly borrowed from the performance styles prevalent in Europe. ... Jump to: navigation, search Americas first well-known school of painting—the Hudson River School—appeared in 1820. ...

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This article discusses the "culture" of the United States; for customs and way of life, see Culture of the United States. Jump to: navigation, search This article very generally discusses the customs and culture of the United States; for the popular (pop) culture of the United States, see arts and entertainment in the United States. ... The federal government of the United States was established by the United States Constitution. ... Jump to: navigation, search It has been suggested that Class in the contemporary United States be merged into this article or section. ... Jump to: navigation, search Holidays of the United States vary with local observance. ... Historically, the human rights record of the United States of America has featured a strong commitment to the protection of specific personal freedoms, and the occasional disregard of those freedoms. ... Jump to: navigation, search There is significant disagreement about poverty in the United States; particularly over how poverty ought to be defined. ... Jump to: navigation, search Social issues in the United States as perceived by social justice advocates and other groups and commentators include an unequal educational system, poverty, high rates of crime and incarceration, and lack of access to quality health care. ... The standard of living in the United States is one of the highest in the world by almost any measure. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article very generally discusses the customs and culture of the United States; for the popular (pop) culture of the United States, see arts and entertainment in the United States. ...

The development of the arts and entertainment in the United States—music, movies, dance, architecture, literature, poetry and the visual arts—has been marked by a tension between two strong sources of inspiration: European sophistication and domestic originality. Frequently, the best American artists have managed to harness both sources. Jump to: navigation, search American Music, the folk, popular, and classical music of the United States—created by American-born or American-trained composers, or originating in American culture, or written primarily for American audiences. ... The cinema of the United States, sometimes simply called—correctly or not—Hollywood, can perhaps be summed up by the title American film critic Pauline Kael gave a 1968 collection of her reviews: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. ... Closely related to the development of American music in the early 20th century was the emergence of a new, and distinctively American, art form -- modern dance. ... Americas unmistakable contribution to architecture has been the skyscraper, whose bold, thrusting lines have made it the symbol of capitalist energy. ... Jump to: navigation, search This topic is considered to be an essential subject on Wikipedia. ... The poetry of the United States began as a literary art during the colonial era. ... Jump to: navigation, search Americas first well-known school of painting—the Hudson River School—appeared in 1820. ...

American culture has a large influence on the rest of the world, especially the Western world. American music is heard all over the world, and American movies and television shows can be seen almost anywhere. This is in stark contrast to the early days of the American republic, when the country was generally seen as an agricultural backwater with little to offer the culturally advanced world centers of Asia and Europe. Nearing the end of its third century, nearly every major American city offers classical and popular music; historical, scientific and art research centers and museums; dance performances, musicals and plays; outdoor art projects and internationally significant architecture. This development is a result of both contributions by private philanthropists and government funding. // Arizona Amerind Foundation - Dragoon, Arizona Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum - Tucson, Arizona Heard Museum - Phoenix, Arizona Pima Air and Space Museum - Tucson, Arizona California Northern California Asian Art Museum of San Francisco - San Francisco, California California State Railroad Museum - Sacramento, California (in Old Sacramento) California Palace of the Legion of Honor...

American culture also exhibits a tendency to hybridize pop culture and so-called high culture, and generally questions normative standards for artistic output. This is likely an effect of the country's egalitarian tradition, and the nation's history of constitutionally protected freedom of speech and expression, as enshrined in the First Amendment. This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Egalitarianism is the moral doctrine that equality ought to prevail among some group along some dimension. ... The first ten Amendments to the U.S. Constitution make up the Bill of Rights. ...

American Popular Culture

American popular culture has expressed itself through nearly every medium, including movies, music and sports. Mickey Mouse, Babe Ruth, screwball comedy, G.I. Joe, jazz, the blues, The Simpsons,bambi faux pas ozy and mille Michael Jackson, Gone with the Wind, Michael Jordan, Indiana Jones, Sesame Street, Catch-22—these names, genres, and phrases have joined more tangible American products in spreading across the globe. Jump to: navigation, search Mickeys most recognizable look has him wearing red shorts and yellow shoes. ... Jump to: navigation, search George Herman Ruth (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948), better known as Babe Ruth, also commonly known by the nicknames The Bambino and The Sultan of Swat, was an American baseball player and United States national icon. ... The screwball comedy has proven to be one of the most elusive of the film genres. ... Jump to: navigation, search It has been suggested that Action Force be merged into this article or section. ... Jump to: navigation, search Jazz master Louis Armstrong remains one of the most loved and best known of all jazz musicians. ... Blues is a vocal and instrumental musical form which evolved from African American spirituals, shouts, work songs and chants and has its earliest stylistic roots in West Africa. ... Homer, a safety inspector at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, is a generally well-meaning buffoon whose short attention span often draws him into outrageous schemes and adventures. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the 1942 Walt Disney film. ... A faux pas, (IPA , plural: faux pas ) literally, False Step, is a violation of accepted, although unwritten, social rules. ... Jump to: navigation, search Michael Jackson in 1992. ... Jump to: navigation, search Gone with the Wind is considered as one of the greatest films of all time. ... Jump to: navigation, search Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York) is a former American National Basketball Association player, and is considered by many to be the greatest basketball player of all time. ... Jump to: navigation, search Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones Indiana Jones is a fictional bullwhip-toting archaeologist with an overdeveloped ophidiophobia (fear of snakes) played by Harrison Ford. ... Jump to: navigation, search The United States Postal Service considered the show one of the 1970s greatest influences on culture; the show was thus honored with a millennium series stamp of Big Bird. ... Catch 22 can refer to: A book by Joseph Heller, or the movie based on the book; see Catch-22. ...

It is worth noting, that while America tends to be a net exporter of culture, it absorbs many other cultural traditions with relative ease, for example: origami, soccer, anime, and yoga. Jump to: navigation, search A crane and papers of the same size used to fold it Origami (折り紙 or 折紙 origami paper folding) is the artof japanese hACKSJapanese paper folding. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... Jump to: navigation, search A scene from Cowboy Bebop (1998) Anime (アニメ) is Japanese animation, sometimes referred to by the portmanteau Japanimation. ... Jump to: navigation, search Yoga (Sanskrit योग, union) is a family of spiritual practices that originated in India, where it is seen primarily as a means to enlightenment (or bodhi). ...

It can be argued that this ability to easily absorb parts of other cultures and other languages is its greatest strength and helps American culture and language spread. Americans in general do not worry about protecting their "indigenous culture" (see below) but instead eagerly create and adopt new things and then change or modify to make them their own.

Exportation of Popular Culture

The United States is an enormous exporter of entertainment, especially television, movies and music. This readily consumable form of culture is widely and cheaply dispersed for entertainment consumers worldwide. Entertainment is an amusement or diversion intended to hold the attention of an audience or its participants. ... The cinema of the United States, sometimes simply called—correctly or not—Hollywood, can perhaps be summed up by the title American film critic Pauline Kael gave a 1968 collection of her reviews: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. ... Jump to: navigation, search American Music, the folk, popular, and classical music of the United States—created by American-born or American-trained composers, or originating in American culture, or written primarily for American audiences. ...

For better or worse, many nations now have two cultures: an indigenous one and globalized/American popular culture. That said, what one society considers entertainment is not necessarily reflective of the "true culture" of its people. More popular syndicated programs cost more, so overseas entertainment purchasers often choose older programs that reflect various, and dated, stages of United States cultural development. Pop culture also tends to neglect the more mundane and/or complex elements of human life.