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	Topics American Renaissance Topic Home In the history of American architecture and the arts, the American Renaissance was the period ca 1876 - 1914 characterized by renewed national self-confidence and a feeling that the United States was the heir to Greek democracy, Roman law, and Renaissance humanismRenaissance humanism Renaissance humanism was a European intellectual movement beginning in Florence in the last decades of the 14th century.... . The American preoccupation with national identity (or nationalismNationalism Nationalism is an ideology that holds that a nation is the fundamental unit for human social life, and takes precedence ove... ) in this period was expressed by modernismModernism Modernism is a trend of thought which affirms the power of human beings to make, improve and reshape their environment, with... and technologyFacts About Technology Despite its cultural pervasiveness, technology is an elusive concept.... as well as academic classicismClassicism Classicism, in the arts, refers generally to a high regard for classical antiquity, as setting standards for taste which the... . It expressed its self-confidence in new technologies, such as the wire cables of the Brooklyn BridgeBrooklyn Bridge The Brooklyn Bridge , one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States, stretches 5,989 feet over the East River c... in New YorkNew York New York is a state in the northeastern United States.... . It found its cultural outlets in both Prairie SchoolPrairie School Prairie School was a late 19th and early 20th century architectural style, most common to the Midwestern United States.... houses and in Beaux-Arts architectureBeaux-Arts architecture Beaux-Arts architecture denotes the academic classical architectural style that was taught at the cole des Beaux Arts in P... and sculpture, in the "City Beautiful" movement, and high-minded American interference in the internal affairs of other states. Americans felt that their civilization was uniquely the modern heir, and that it had come of age. Politically and economically, this era coincides with the Gilded AgeGilded Age The "Gilded Age" in American history refers to the post-Civil War and post-Reconstruction Era from 1865 to 1901, which saw u... and the New ImperialismNew Imperialism The term "New Imperialism" refers to the policy and ideology of imperial colonial expansion adopted by Europe's powers and, ... . The World's Columbian ExpositionWorld's Columbian Exposition The World's Columbian Exposition , a World's Fair, was held in the U.S.... in Chicago, 1893 was a demonstration that impressed Henry Adams, who was of the mind that in the future people would talk about HuntRichard Morris Hunt Summary Richard Morris Hunt preeminent figure in the history of American architecture.... and RichardsonHenry Hobson Richardson Summary Henry Hobson Richardson was a prominent American... , La Farge and St Gaudens, BurnhamFacts About Daniel Burnham Daniel Hudson Burnham was an American architect and urban planner.... and McKimCharles Follen McKim Charles Follen McKim was one of the most prominent American Beaux-Arts architects of the late nineteenth century, as a membe... and Stanford WhiteStanford White Stanford White was an American architect and partner in the architectural firm of McKim, Mead, and White, the frontrunner am... when their politicians and millionaires were quite forgotten. (The Education of Henry AdamsThe Education of Henry Adams The *Education of Henry Adams* purports to be the autobiography of Henry Adams.... ). In the dome of the reading room at the new Library of CongressFacts About Library of Congress The Library of Congress is the de facto national library of the United States and the research arm of the United States ... , Edwin BlashfieldEdwin Blashfield Edwin Howland Blashfield, an American artist, was born in New York City.... 's murals were on the given theme, The Progress of Civilization. The exhibition American Renaissance: 1876 - 1917 at the Brooklyn MuseumBrooklyn Museum The Brooklyn Museum, located at 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York, is the second largest art museum in New York City, ... , 1979, encouraged the revival of interest in this movement.