Film and Television

The Silent Era55The Golden Age of Hollywood58New Hollywood and Beyond51The Early Years53The Golden Age of Television58The Modern Era59Westerns54Musicals54Science Fiction and Fantasy54Comedy56Drama51Legendary Actors and Actresses54Visionary Directors59Iconic TV Personalities51

Music

Colonial Era5019th Century5120th Century52Contemporary Music53Broadway s Golden Age53Modern Musicals56Regional Theater53Appalachian Music50Blues50Country Music51Early American Composers5620th Century Masters51Contemporary Classical Music50

Literature

The Puritans51The Transcendentalists56The Realists49The Modernists57The Postmodernists53The Puritans52The Transcendentalists53The Realists53The Modernists59The Postmodernists57The Puritans55The Transcendentalists56The Realists50The Modernists51The Postmodernists51

Visual Arts

Hudson River School54American Impressionism51Abstract Expressionism56Pop Art58Neoclassicism55Romanticism50Modernism57Contemporary Sculpture57Colonial Architecture54Federal Architecture58Gothic Revival Architecture53Modern Architecture55

Performing Arts

Jazz55Blues54Country Music53Rock and Roll54Hip-Hop51The American Renaissance51The Harlem Renaissance51The Beat Generation58Contemporary American Literature54The Golden Age of Hollywood54The New Hollywood Era54Contemporary American Cinema57Broadway51Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway55Regional Theater55

Fashion

Ralph Lauren52Calvin Klein51Donna Karan56Marc Jacobs50Tom Ford51Flapper Style59Beatnik Style52Hippie Style51Punk Style57Grunge Style52Marilyn Monroe52Audrey Hepburn58Jackie Kennedy33Madonna51Beyoncé51

Architecture

Colonial Architecture53Federal Architecture53Greek Revival Architecture58Gothic Revival Architecture53Victorian Architecture55Frank Lloyd Wright52Louis Sullivan56I.M. Pei58Maya Lin52Steven Holl53The Empire State Building53The White House53The Golden Gate Bridge55The Lincoln Memorial56The Jefferson Memorial51

Culinary Arts

Regional Delicacies54Iconic American Dishes52Culinary Pioneers52Holiday Feasts57Regional Food Festivals54Food and Identity52Molecular Gastronomy55Farm-to-Table Movement53International Influences50

History of Arts and Culture

Colonial Era57Romantic Era54Realist and Modernist Era56Contemporary American Literature57Roots of American Music57Jazz and Blues49Rock and Pop Music58Contemporary American Music58Colonial and Early American Art55Hudson River School55American Impressionism and Modernism56Contemporary American Art52Early American Cinema52New Hollywood and Independent Film59American Television52Contemporary American Film and Television54

Arts and Culture in Popular Culture

The Birth of Rock and Roll53The Rise of Hip-Hop52Country Music: A Tapestry of American Stories52Jazz: America s Original Art Form56Hollywood: The Dream Factory59The Golden Age of Television53Reality TV: A Cultural Phenomenon51Independent Film: A Voice for the Unheard57The Great American Novel59The Harlem Renaissance: A Literary Explosion51Science Fiction and Fantasy: Escapism and Imagination50American Poetry: A Symphony of Voices56

Arts and Culture Theory

Pre-Columbian Art56Renaissance Art56Modern Art56Contemporary Art54Musical Notation58Harmony52Counterpoint55Orchestration52American Literature55British Literature52World Literature51Literary Criticism54Film History55Film Theory51Media Studies55Digital Media54

Arts and Culture in Education

The Role of Music in Early Childhood Education53Music Education in K-12 Schools56Music in Higher Education54The Importance of Visual Arts in Education55Visual Arts Curriculum in Schools46Visual Arts in Higher Education53The Benefits of Performing Arts Education50Performing Arts in Schools51Performing Arts in Higher Education56