Depiction of Women in American Culture

By Tenzingkid
  • Picasso's Reclining Woman Painted

    Picasso's Reclining Woman Painted

  • Polluck paints "Reclining Woman" (Circa 1938-1941)

    Polluck paints "Reclining Woman" (Circa 1938-1941)

    Circa, 1938 to 1941, Polluck paints "Reclining Woman", which is seen as an early work impersonating Picasso's painting of the same name.
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    Female workforce increase from 27% to 35%

    Over the five years that the US was involved in WWII, the percentage of females in the US workforce increased by roughly 10 percent.
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    Kuhn makes series on costumed circus performers

    Kuhn relgiously visited the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus during this time period
  • The US joins WW2

    The US joins WW2

    Pearl Harbor sparks the US to join WWII
  • Polluck and Krasner move in together

    Polluck and Krasner move in together

    Krasner and Polluck share a studio and a house
  • Rockwell paints "Rosie the Rivetor"

    Rockwell paints "Rosie the Rivetor"

    Rockwell's "Rosie the Rivetor" is the cover of The Saturday Evening Post.
  • WWII Ends

    WWII Ends

    The Japanese surrender, marking the end of WWII.
  • Rockwell paints Fixing a Flat

    Rockwell paints Fixing a Flat

    Rockwell paints "Fixing a Flat"
  • Polluck paints first Drip style peice

    Polluck paints first Drip style peice

    Polluck paints "Full Fathom Five", his first peice using a drip-style.
  • Kuhn paints "Dragoon"

    Kuhn paints "Dragoon"

    Walt Kuhn paints "Dragoon", an oil on canvas piece featuring a circus woman in a dragoon outfit with an elaborate helmet.