Author Question: How do visualizations of the West compare in Albert Bierstadt's Puget Sound on the Pacific Coast ... (Read 53 times)

Jramos095 · **on:** Jun 23, 2018

How do visualizations of the West compare in Albert Bierstadt's Puget Sound on the Pacific Coast (Fig. 2-6) and John Gast's American Progress?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

How is social order and identity unified in Caillebotte's Place de l'Europe on a Rainy Day?

What will be an ideal response?

amanda_14 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. Dark swirling storm clouds overshadow the Western scenes in both.
2. Turbulent seas with crashing waves ring the shore in both.
3. Light barely breaks through into each space, areas hemmed in by high mountain ranges.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. All of the figures wear similar dress in shades of charcoal or black, so no one figure stands out in the heterogeneous crowd.
2. Although everyone is in motion and headed in different directions, the figures are separated with enough space and distance to maintain orderly, unimpeded movement.
3. Only individuals or couples sharing an umbrella populate the scene rather than dense crowds or mixed classes.