American Visions: The Wave from the Atlantic
12:00 am - 01:00 am, Tuesday, June 23 on BBC Four (9)
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The Wave from the Atlantic
Season 1, Episode 5
Robert Hughes examines the impact of mass immigration at the turn of the century and shows how the arts began to portray life as it really was, with Jacob Riis's photography of the slums and the Ashcan artists' group heralding a new age of gritty realism. He also charts the Wall Street Crash of 1929, assessing its lasting effect on American culture
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Robert Hughes
(Presenter)
Nicholas Rossiter
(Executive producer)
