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The essay by Leland Baldwin provides an accurate characterization of the Gilded Age. ...
A major part of the cult of respectability that Baldwin referred to was the desire for the European arts. ... Mary Cassatt and Albert Pinkham Ryder, as well, painted in the style of impressionism—a technique that originated in Europe centuries prior to the Gilded Age. ... Nevertheless, through such careful study of European arts, Americans who coveted respectability felt that they were achieving success. ... ” This is true, because several of the authors that I researched gained fame through depiction of the evils of the Gilded Age. ... Idealism aside, these authors of the Gilded Age denied the conspicuous consumption of new money, and stressed the reality of the nation’s people.
Approximate Word count = 574
Approximate Pages = 2.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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