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L'Empire State Building (Vue 2)
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,750
Marilyn
Jean-Christophe Martinez
Painting - 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch
€4,500
New York
Marie-Laure Vareilles
Photography - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
€4,200
What My Blood Remembers
Brent Godfrey
Painting - 170.2 x 139.7 x 5.1 cm Painting - 67 x 55 x 2 inch
€17,107
Brooklyn Bridge
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€1,800
Sunset in New York
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1 inch
€2,053
Le Brooklyn Brigde
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,750
The Who, 50th Anniversary British Tour
Chuck Sperry
Print - 77 x 54 cm Print - 30.3 x 21.3 inch
€1,600
Appreciate what you have
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.5 inch
€1,955
Poolside Backgammon, 1972 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 cm Photography - 40 x 60 inch
€3,550
George W. Bush gifts Jay Leno a portrait of Jay Leno
Jose Ricardo Contreras Gonzalez
Painting - 50 x 40 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€978
N°5 Je ne suis pas un punk
Djouliart
Painting - 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch
€1,500
N°3 " Je ne suis pas un aigle"
Djouliart
Painting - 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch
€1,500
1.2M Bat Man
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch
€1,466
3.2 M (Action comics)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch
€1,466
Covid party in Times Square
Odile Pinto-Corbin
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
€2,160
Suburban states
Barry Cawston
Photography - 150 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€4,830
185 - We can do it
Bernard Pras
Photography - 106 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 41.7 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€5,000
New York. Holiday vibe in Central Park.
Vik Schroeder
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€4,000
Barbie collection #2
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 70 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€190
Vibrations NYC # 36
Carlo D'Orta
Photography - 56 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 22 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
€4,000
Vista Las Palmas #1
Heike Bohnstengel
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€350
Far West
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 68.3 x 105 x 0.5 cm Photography - 26.9 x 41.3 x 0.2 inch
€1,250
New York City - Marilyn Monroe
Danuta Dabrowska-Siemaszkiewicz
Painting - 91 x 90 cm Painting - 35.8 x 35.4 inch
€4,000
NYC view from the bus
Hervé Pezzini
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
€299
Champagne with friends
Carole St-Germain
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€2,460
Charlot, le jour où
Véronique Baleste
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€1,200
picsous fashion week
Noel Felix Agostini (NFA ART)
Painting - 120 x 95 x 5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 37.4 x 2 inch
€3,600
La légende de Jimmy Dean
Véronique Baleste
Painting - 97 x 131 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.6 x 0.8 inch
€2,000
Le voyage immobile
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€700
Manhattan Bridge in DUMBO, New York
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
€2,933
Home style cooking
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 89 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 35 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch
€3,200
Audrey at Tiffany's
Patrick Fuvel
Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
€3,000
Hidden Katherine
Clotilde.MJ
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€225
Rainbows in the Water (Edris House)
Carrie Graber
Print - 91.4 x 68.6 cm Print - 36 x 27 inch
€1,149
American Dream
The concept of the American dream is the idea that anyone who came to work in the United States could. This could be achieved through hard work, courage, and determination, which would in turn lead to a happy and prosperous life.
Historian James Truslow Adams used this for the first time in 1931. Although having expressed the concept of the American Dream in his work "The Epic of America", the idea already appeared in the 16th century during the time of American colonization by England. The merits of the new land were exaggeratedly praised to encourage the English to leave for the Americas to become settlers. However, those who attempted the migratory adventure and set out to conquer American soil often found living conditions difficult upon their arrival.
On July 4, 1776, the representatives of the colonies met in Philadelphia and proclaimed the independence of the United States. They adopted the Declaration of Independence which affirms in particular that all men have the inherent right to “the pursuit of happiness", thus reaffirming the American Dream, which goes beyond mere utopia.
Among all the symbols of the American Dream, the most attractive and the most important is the Statue of Liberty. For a long time, it was the first image that immigrants had of America upon arriving at Ellis Island. Alongside it stands the Brooklyn Bridge which has also become famous for similar reasons.
Thanks to the industrial revolution, the American Dream was the embodiment of diversity from emigrants who returned to invest in their country of origin. Consequently, America's social reality caused the disillusion of many immigrants. This concept has been, and remains, one of the main drivers of the migratory flow to the United States.
With its ongoing popularity and constant social spotlight, the United States is a symbol of superpower and success. They relentlessly spread a culture of mass consumption. Until you can visit the United States, Artsper offers you an overview of artists and artworks inspired by American culture. Revel in our selection of contrasting visions, between dream and reality!