美国文化英语

1、The symbol of American culture1.Statue of liberty 2.Buffalo nickel3. America Gothic4. Uncle Sam5. Barbie3Statue Of LibertyBy Bartholdi from FranceThe inspiration:The face is from his mother and the arm is from his wifeThe book is the Declaration of Independence Why not this statue set in Washington?

2、There was no airline and New York is the biggest harbour in America at that timeTo celebrate the independence of AmericaStatue of LibertyThe statue of liberty has a full name which is the bronze statue of liberty national monument, and its official name is Liberty Enlightening the World .It is desig

3、ed by Frederic auguste bartholdi and was located in New York city harbour of liberty island near the Hudson Riveron October 28, 1886.Nowadays it is known as the symbol of the United States.In 1984, it was put into the world heritage list.Symbolic MeaningThe world-well known Statue of Liberty, standi

4、ng on the island of freedom in New York harbor, symbolizings that the American fighting for the noble ideals of freedom. External StructureStatue of Liberty, bronze statues, 47 meters high pedestal, like high 46 meters, 93 meters high total, re-229 tons, the French sculptor Augustus escalator clause

5、 Pakistan Tao (Auguste Bartholdi ,1834 - 1904) Design, completed in 1886, is located in New York Port Menpang the freedom of the island. Statue of Liberty in France from the political. 1865, Napoleon III enthronement, a group of French bourgeois scholars hope to end the monarchy and establish a new

6、French Republic. Therefore, on the other side of the Atlantic for the Republic of praise, but also to enhance the French people and the American people the feelings of each other, they commissioned the renowned sculptor and financing the Palestinian pottery statue of this section is designed as a ce

7、lebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the United States gifts .THE NEW COLOSSUSThe New Colossus Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,With conquering limbs astride from land to land；Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall standA mighty woman with a torch whose flameIs imprisoned

8、 lightning, and her nameMother of Exiles. From her beacon-handGlows world-wide welcome； her mild eyes commandThe air-bridged harbor that twin cities .Keep ancient lands your storied pomp! cries she with silentlips.Give me your tired your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,The wretched

9、 refuse of your teeming shore.Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,I lift my lamp beside the golden door! 新巨人不似希腊伟岸铜塑雕像拥有征服疆域的臂膀红霞落波之门你巍然屹立高举灯盏喷薄光芒您凝聚流光的名字 放逐者之母把广袤大地照亮凝视中宽柔撒满长桥 海港“扼守你们旷古虚华的土地与功勋吧！”她呼喊颤栗着缄默双唇：把你，那劳瘁贫贱的流民那向往自由呼吸，又被无情抛弃那拥挤于彼岸悲惨哀吟那骤雨暴风中翻覆的惊魂全都给我!我高举灯盏伫立金门!Buffalo NickelDesign

10、ed by James Earl FraserIn general the coins surface is the outstanding president of America,but at this coin we can see indian and buffalo which is in imminent dangerIn the process of design,Fraser cant find buffalo in pampa,so he only sketched it in the zoo.Two years later this buffalo was sell at

11、100 dollars and was killed as the art work.BarbieThe first barbies name is Babala , Handlers daughters nameInvented by Ruth HandlerOne day Ruth saw his daughter playing the doll made by papper .This gave him inspiration,and the first barbie produced in 1959And Babala is the most famous person who kn

12、own the name but unknown the face in the worldAmerica GothicBut it was very contentious when it showed to people.Praise or satire?The relationship between this two people?By Grant WoodIt showes the strong spirit of American farmerUncle SamHonestStrongThe patrioticIn 1961, the congress admit that unc

13、le sam is the symbol of americaImage from Brother Jonathan who is the character in caricatureOrigins of Uncle SamThe exact origins of Uncle Sam as a symbol for the United States are unknown,But the most widely accepted theory is that Uncle Ssam was named after Samuel WilsonBut Sam Wilson looked noth

14、ing like the Uncle Sam pictured above .Uncle Sams traditional appearance,with a white goatee and star-spangled suit,is an invention of artists and political cartoonists.One of these political cartoonists was named Thomas Nast.Nast produced many of the earliest cartoons of Uncle SamThe most famous pi

15、cture of Uncle Sam appeared on an Army recruiting poster.The poster was desighned in World WarII.The caption reads”I Want You for U.S.Army.”James Montgomery Flagg drew this picture,and served as the model tooThank you!American Gothic American gothic comes from a oil painting ，1930, drawn by an Ameri

16、can named Grant Wood .This oil painting composed a magnificent American historyGrant Wood Grant Wood (1892-1942) of the U.S. painter. Wood was born in Anamosa ,Iowa(爱荷华州). He was in Minneapolis(明尼阿波里斯市 ) to learn arts and crafts（工艺品 ）, by doing odd jobs to feed themselves. Then he taught Julian in P

17、aris. 1934, he became a professor in the Department of Fine Arts, until his death. American gothic”, perhaps not be so famous, but the gothic Windows in the picture, especially the farmer grave expression, and the long neck wife make painter be famous overnight in 1930. Hello ,I am the dentist of wo

18、odI am woods sisterAmerican gothic in fact these two characters is done under different occasions. spongebobThe Simpsonsthe reason why it becomes a symbol of AmericanItIt describes the image of early development of ordinary farmers , and the importance of agriculture in AmericaThe spirit of courage

19、they had to explore.Like the gothic style of naturalism(自然主义)，it stands for American peoples spirit of seeking for freedomThis painting reflects the solemn prideNot only on behalf of farmers in agriculture-dominated era, farmers cultivate the spirit of hard work, but also a symbol of the patriarchal

20、 society（男权主义） in the 19th century, the unquestionable authority and power of men.此画体现了美国农民庄严的自豪像哥特式的自然主义，它代表了美国人民追求自由的精神它描述了早期美国农民的形象和农业在美国的重要性不仅代表了早期美国是以农业占主导的国家，而且还表现出了农民的勤奋，和19世纪他们的男权主义思想，毋庸置疑的男性权利。他们探索的精神Gothic architectureGothic literature Gothic womanGothic music Gothic法国沙特尔圣母大教堂The Cathedral

21、 of Cologne 德国科隆大教堂意大利米兰大教堂 Pointed Arch and ribbed vault 尖肋拱顶 Flying Buttress 飞扶壁 Gothic architectureGothic architecture is characterized by the towering minarets（尖塔高耸）, pointed arches（尖形拱门）, large windows and painted with the biblical story of window glass. In the design of the ribbed vault（尖肋拱顶）, flying buttresses（飞扶壁）, slender beam column（修长的束柱）, creating a sense of lightness slender flying. As well as new frame structure to increase the support top force, so that the whole building with vertical lines, magnificent