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About American Visions

American Visions is a documentary TV series that premiered on PBS on May 28, 1997. It has 1 season and 8 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 8 "The Age of Anxiety", aired on July 16, 1997.

Time magazine critic and writer of the highly acclaimed study of modern art, The Shock of the New, Robert Hughes now addresses his largest subject: the history of art in America.

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Episodes

8 episodes · 1 season

Miniseries

1997 · 8 episodes · Last episode: 29 years ago

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  1. E8

    8. The Age of Anxiety

    Finale

    Robert Hughes focuses on work that responded to the Vietnam War and civil strife. He traces the development of minimalism and ends up on top of an extinct volcano.

  2. E7

    7. The Empire of Signs

    Robert Hughes examines America's development into the art capital of the west between 1945 and the late 1960s, with the advent of abstract expressionism and pop art.

  3. E6

    6. Streamlines and Breadlines

    Robert Hughes considers America during the 1920s and 30s, including the skyscraper as the image of modernism, the Depression, regionalist art and black art.

  4. E5

    5. A Wave from the Atlantic

    Mass immigration at the turn of the century confirmed America as a multicultural society but also brought increased poverty and slum life. Robert Hughes examines how this was often reflected in art.

  5. E4

    4. The Gilded Age

    Robert Hughes considers how the Civil War industrialised society, bringing steam power, the Brooklyn Bridge, plutocrats and an urban underclass. Nostalgia for loss entered the culture and brought the Museum Age.

  6. E3

    3. The Wilderness and the West

    Art critic Robert Hughes looks at America's majestic landscapes, exploring how artists have contributed to the religious and patriotic connotations of nature.

  7. E2

    2. The Promised Land

    Robert Hughes explains how America was shaped by Europeans.

  8. E1

    1. The Republic of Virtue

    Robert Hughes charts the foundation of a national identity that sought architectural inspiration from Greece and Rome. He also looks at America's earliest major painters.

American Visions FAQ

Will there be new episodes of American Visions?

American Visions has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on July 16, 1997.

When did the latest episode of American Visions come out?

The most recent episode of American Visions, Season 1 Episode 8 "The Age of Anxiety", aired on July 16, 1997.

How many seasons of American Visions are there?

American Visions has 1 season with 8 episodes in total.

When did American Visions first air?

American Visions first aired on PBS on May 28, 1997.

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