by Marcus Cummings

What I Would like to know...

5638656 — 2015-05-18 16:08:50 UTC

I want to about how literacy and art had an effect on the people in the Gilded Age.

Literature

5638656 — 2015-05-27 18:10:23 UTC

The American Renaissance which was where writers could illustrate life at it's best or worst. The Gilded Age has famous people who did different styles of art such as impressionist, painting, and illustrations. They were all known for what they did and no body could really capture the idea the same way that these people had.

Authors and Things

5638656 — 2015-05-28 01:28:27 UTC

There was an author named Samuel Longhorne Clemens later known as the infamous Mark Twain. He was a good author because he wrote books that dealt with the same era. Books such as Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer were two of the most read books of that time.

In the House

5638656 — 2015-05-28 01:36:01 UTC

The American Renaissance was thriving. Louis Comfort Tiffany specializes in stained glass. He created beautiful works for fine homes, using shells and stones. Also, Louis was told to decorate the interior of the White House. At the same time woman by the name of Candace Wheeler did tapestry weaving. Americans who were wealthy bought these items and decordated their houses with luzurious things.