LibGuides: Art & Music of the Progressive Era: Home

Music and art both reflect and respond to the times in which they were created. We have paired works of art and music below that express themes of the Progressive Era.

Industrialism

Compare: the art of Joseph Stella to the music of Scott Joplin

Brooklyn Bridge (Joseph Stella, 1919-1920)

Listen to the music of Scott Joplin

On the River

Compare: Currier & Ives' Loading Cotton on the Mississippi (1870) and Kern and Hammerstein's Showboat (1927)

Loading Cotton on the Mississippi (Currier & Ives, 1870)

Next up - Showboat (Clip #1 - A Study of Showboat; Clip #2 - Ol Man River)

Politics

Compare: The Awakening by Henry Mayer with popular songs by Irving Berlin & George M. Cohan

The Awakening (Henry Mayer, 1915)

Listen to the original 1918 version of God Bless America

Recommended Databases

To find helpful info in these databases search for name of artist or composer, title of the work, or genre.

Oxford Art Online/Grove Art Online This link opens in a new window The authority on art from pre-history to present day.
Oxford Music Online/Grove Music Online This link opens in a new window Offers users the ability to access and cross-search multiple music reference resources in one location.
Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window Search thousands of academic journals at once. Topics include: Biology; Chemistry; Engineering; Ethnic and multicultural studies; Geology; Law; Mathematics; Music; Pharmaceutical sciences; Psychology; Religion and philosophy; Science and technology; Veterinary science; Women's studies; Zoology
Scholastic Go! This link opens in a new window Includes five encyclopedia databases: Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge, Lands and Peoples, and The New Book of Popular Science.