Industrialism and Consumerism in the Late 20th century

By Krishna24
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    Industiralism and Consumerism

  • Great Depression

    Great Depression

    Intense and long period of economic depression caused by the stock market crash, dragging the economy of the U.S. down.
  • End of Great Depression and the beginning of World War II

    End of Great Depression and the beginning of World War II

    High rates of unemployment went down with high demand for supplies for World War II
  • End of World War II

    End of World War II

  • Credit Cards

    Credit Cards

    Initially they were cards for the Diners Club, but eventually was advertised into a device that allows one to spend money with having any on you.
  • "Woman Reading"

    "Woman Reading"

    Will Barnet portrays a woman reading a book alone with her cat with no more war to worry about and access to more literature.
  • "Car Horn"

    "Car Horn"

    Nancy Grossman made this piece to express her nostalgia for the human body and to show the increasing consumerism.
  • "John Cage Robot II"

    "John Cage Robot II"

    Although Nam June Paik made this scuplture to honor his friendship wit John Cage, this work shows continuation of industiralism and consumerism. Innovation drove us to continue production so that the majority of Americans contributed to the economy by consuming these goods.