Analysis of Andrew Wyeth

This painting is entitled July 4th and the famous American artist known as Andrew Wyeth painted it. Wyeth is a realist and paints from things he sees around him in his hometown of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. His target audience is the American people who are perhaps very patriotic and only see America flawless.

WATCO: What are the consequences of narrow-minded American on the recalling of major historical events

Enthymeme: Narrow-minded Americans manipulate historical events because narrow-minded Americans do not want to admit that some of America history is bleak and bloody.

There is certainly a great deal of emotion being conveyed in this piece of art. The choice of color brings out a dark and mysterious feel. It is interesting to see that the American flag is the only thing that is in a bright color, which represents this powerful country being a part of this dark and moody surrounding. Feelings of depression and sorrow are displayed by the colors and the figure sitting with his head slumped forward. It is very unlike an American artist to show America in such a poor light but Wyeth chooses to do so and manages to keep the dignity of Americans in the process. The man sitting also has a touch of red paint on him to show his relationship to the flag but at the same time red has the ability to symbolize blood and despair.

Wyeth is 91 years old and has been around for a while and I think for this reason is he a credible source and even an authority on American history because he has seen most of it.

When looking at STAR I agree that from the painting style it is certainly a sufficient representation of what he is trying to convey but as for accurate probably not and it is definitely not typical American art.

I think it is a very effective painting and he used just the right colors to give the meaning just the right feel. By not showing the persons face in the painting lets the imagination of the person looking at it run wild with questions.