social realism

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Definition of social realism in English English dictionary

Trend in U.S. art, originating 1930, toward treating themes of social protest poverty, political corruption, labour-management conflict in a naturalistic manner. The movement was stimulated in part by the Ash Can school, the Great Depression, and the New Deal's arts patronage programs, including the WPA Federal Art Project. Works in this vein include Ben Shahn's Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti (1931-32) and William Gropper's The Senate (1935)

Hyphenation

so·cial re·al·i·sm

Turkish pronunciation

sōşıl rilîzım

Pronunciation

/ˈsōsʜəl ˈrēləzəm/ /ˈsoʊʃəl ˈriːlɪzəm/