Industrialism in American Art

By hallera16
  • Cotton Gin

    Cotton Gin

    The cotton gin was made in 1794 by Eli Whitney.

  • Industrail Revolution Begins

    The Industrail Revolution begins in Europe n the 1760s, but really takes off in the United States beginning in the early 1820s and lasts until the 1870s. Although a few things, such as the cotton gin were invented before this, this marked the tru beginning.

  • Samuel Morse invents the Telegraph

    This was another "big" invention in the revolution.

  • Louis Pasteur develops vaccines for diseases.

    Louis Pasteur develops vaccines for diseases. This was revolutionary.

  • Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone.

  • Orville Wright makes the first powered airplane flight.

  • The Brooklyn Bridge opens.

    The Brooklyn Bridge opens.

  • Steel

    Steel

    Steel was created as a lithograph by Harry Sternberg (1904-2001).
  • Rosie the Riveter

    Rosie the Riveter

    Rosie the Riveter was painted for the cover of the May 29, 1943 edition of The Saturday Evening Post.
  • Labor in a Diesel Plant

    Labor in a Diesel Plant

    Labor in a Diesel Plant was created as a wood cut in 1943. The work demonstrates the many jobs in the diesel plant and is centered with two men pushing a large gear.