Visions of freedom
Submit your answers to these exercises as determined by your instructor.
City Activities with Dance Hall, a mural painting in 1930 by Thomas Hart Benton
Credits: Thomas Hart Benton, City Activities with Dance Hall, from America Today, 1930; Art: © T.H. Benton and R.P. Benton Testamentary Trusts/UMB Bank Trustee/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY; Collection: AXA Financial, Inc. through its subsidiary The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the U. S. © AXA Financial, Inc
- What kinds of freedom depicted by Benton alarmed moral traditionalists?
- Does Benton seem to celebrate or criticize urban life, or both?
- answer to these questions should be at least 1 – 2 pages long, and include any sources you use as a reference page on an additional page. You will want to provide historic examples from your class materials and any outside academic materials you wish to use.
