Visual arts of the United States refers to the history of
painting and
visual art in the
United States. In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, artists primarily painted landscapes and portraits in a realistic style. A parallel development taking shape in rural America was the
American craft movement, which began as a reaction to the
industrial revolution. Developments in modern art in Europe came to America from exhibitions in
New York City such as the
Armory Show in 1913. After World War II, New York replaced
Paris as the center of the art world. Painting in the United States today covers a huge range of styles.
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