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 The Vietnam War started in 1955 and ended in 1975, it was a long and costly war; over three million people were killed in this, half of which were Vietnamese civilians. This war divided the Americans, and in 1973 President Nixon called for a withdrawal of US forces. The art work from this time reflects the terrible times these people had to go through.  Q. And babies? A. And babies?                              American People Series #20: Die 1967   The first artwork has many artists incorporated into it.  Frazer Dougherty, Jon Hendricks, and Irving Petlin were in a group called Art Workers' Coalition(AWC); these group members exposed the atrocities  committed  by U.S. soldiers. They were the ones who designed the " Q. And babies? A. And babies?" poster, the person who took the picture is Ron Haeberle. The back story behind this poster came from a soldier who actually took part in the terrible act, Paul Meadlo.  The second picture here was also put together by the AWC, b

 During the Great Depression the most common type of artwork is realism, this era was full of pain and suffering. The Great Depression caused the stock markets value to drop 60% and the family incomes dropped by 40%. Due to this economic crisis people expressed the despair, cruelty, and harsh conditions in their artwork.  Departure of the Joads from the Grapes of Wrath , Thomas Benton  In this painting is a family loading up and getting in their decrepit car to take them from Oklahoma to California. This was painted in 1939 at the end of The Great Depression. Colors do so much for paintings; they add texture, show depth, fullness, etc. This painting shows all of those elements. This is a realism painting; this shows the harsh times during this time. A father has to load his large family into a car that may not make it all the way to California for a job opportunity; times were very tough during The Great Depression and people had to make due with what they could at the time to survive.