american art

American Art History

As America has grown, different artists have told the story of the nation's people and countryside. Just as political movements, different art movements have come and gone. After a movement in portrait painting, landscapes became a prominent subject.

History of American Graphic Design

Until the early decades of the twentieth century, graphic design (or specifically, advertising) was not viewed as a respectable profession. This is because most advertising was used to sell quack remedies and other types of "snake oil.