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For this Early Modern era exhibit we are going to be discussing the influence of World War I in each of these pieces. Before the war, during the war, and after the war, artists were influenced heavily by the continuous changes happening in everyday life.   The Shoe Shop , 1911, oil on canvas       The first painting, though it was created before the war, depicts a new and intriguing change of scenery. The Shoe Shop by Elizabeth Sparhawk-Jones in 1911 using oil on canvas. It shows an inside view of a shoe department store, with two shop girls helping other women get fitted for shoes.       This scene contains no men and is painted to appear as if it were " a moment passing us by" (Madsen, 2018). In relation to World War I, this image provides a change of scenery compared to the known factory line work that was used to mass produce clothing and shoes. During the war, these techniques were utilized in order to maintain and continue producing uni...

 Realism "How could art about classical gods and biblical stories relate to a culture enchanted with progress? In the middle of the nineteenth century, young artists decided that it couldn't and shouldn't."  (smarthistory.com, n.d.)         The first painting in this era comparison is The Artist's Studio. This painting was done using oil on canvas by Gustav Courbet in 1854-55. The full name for the painting is The Artist's Studio: A Real Allegory Summing Up Seven Years of My Life as an Artist.  It is an extravagantly large painting spanning to almost 12 feet in height and 19 feet in length. Size alone drew my attention in immediately and it only got better from there. The artists intentions were to curate an image based on an idea of his world, revolving around him. On the right side of the painting, Courbet represents those who he deems to be his supporters and friends. On the left, "this is the other world of ordinary life, the people, mise...